Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed – is having a moment in the U.S. Demographers generally gauge births in a population with a measure called the total ...

Pronatalism—the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed—is having a moment in the U.S. Demographers generally gauge births in a population with a measure called the total ...

A new report from United Nations shows the estimated global population will peak at 10.3 billion people in the mid-2080s - a significantly earlier timeline than what was predicted a few years prior.

Earth’s population is in the midst of two notable trends that will impact humanity’s future. People are living longer than ever before. At the same time, population growth is slowing and beginning to ...

The total fertility rate in the United States – the estimated number of children that the average woman will have in her lifetime, based on present trends – has generally declined over the past two ...

The U.S. fertility rate has dropped to its lowest level in decades — and the number of births is far lower than deaths in many states. We looked at fertility rates (or the number of births per 1,000 ...

U.S. fertility rates are now below replacement levels, according to CDC data. Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore this trend. - Natalia Deriabina // Shutterstock U.S. fertility rates ...

Many politicians and pundits around the world have raised the alarm in recent years about declining fertility rates. They evoke the ominous specters of imploding populations, a “gray tsunami” of older ...

India’s latest Sample Registration System (SRS) report shows a major shift. For the first time, rural India has reached a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1, which is the replacement level. This means ...