Falling global birth rates aren’t cultural, they are economic. Why fertility is collapsing and what governments can still do.

Despite government efforts to boost fertility, China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025.

There’s been a lot of talk about birth rates this year. President Donald Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president” shortly after reentering the White House and declared, “We want more babies.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Emily Scherer for The 19th) Half of Americans think we should be at least somewhat worried about the impact of falling birth ...

China's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since official records began in 1949.

The declining birth rate has been a major topic of discussion, with governments all over the world trying to find ways to reverse it. There is a constantly evolving discussion about the causes of the ...

CDC data confirms a drop in Black birth rates, but viral claims of 7% in 2 years and 17% since 2019 overstate it.

The rate of Long Island teenagers giving birth has plummeted in the past few decades. Birth and pregnancy rates also have ...

Discover how Hsinchu city in Taiwan is defying the island's severe population decline with a booming birth rate, driven by tech industry support. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...