We are still in the season of prognostications about the year ahead. But I gave my forecasts for 2026 last week. Today I am looking much further into the future, examining our demographic prospects.

(NEXSTAR) – The Trump administration is reportedly seeking ways to raise the American birth rate, considering incentives ranging from a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” to a “National Medal of Motherhood” ...

Japan, already a world leader in pro-natal policy, must dramatically boost child allowances to make a difference, an analyst ...

Systemic change that offers a credible vision of the future is the only path to reversing the birth rate decline, experts ...

Having grown up in a world where overpopulation was touted as an existential threat, I have trouble wrapping my brain around the idea that humanity is now doomed to extinction because people — well, ...

Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility. Birth ...

Condoms and ​contraceptive pills now incur value-added tax of ​13%, ⁠the standard rate for most consumer goods. The move ...

President Donald Trump, a father of five who dubbed himself the “fertilization president” during Women’s History Month, has reportedly begun to float potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth ...

Chris Williamson sparked backlash for blaming TikTok’s Girl With The List for declining birth rates. The internet pushed back ...

California’s birth rate has hit a record low, a historic “baby bust” in a state with the world’s fourth largest economy, dipping below the birth rate of 1906, when San Francisco was recovering from ...