The birth rate in the U.S. dropped to a record low in 2024 with fewer than 1.6 children per woman, newly-released federal ...

Texas has seen a sharper decline in birth rates compared to the U.S. average, raising concerns over future workforce and ...

U.S. birth rate is below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman required to maintain stable population without ...

Comparatively, fertility rates among less-than-weekly-attending Americans drops to around 1.7 and below 1.5 for nonreligious ...

In the United States, we are seeing historically low birth rates. Some people are holding off until they're older or feel ...

Pronatalists’ core argument that a higher birth rate would increase the size of the labor force overlooks some short-term consequences.

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the ...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, sparks debate. He says overpopulation worries are false. Musk believes declining birth ...

A low birth rate has negative implications for national viability – not only does it jeopardize pension systems such as Social Security, but it’s also a drag on the economy.