People are having fewer children worldwide, but the trend is particularly marked in countries like China and less so in ...

Fertility rates began falling in most of the world starting in the last century. By the 1970s, the U.S. had dipped under the ...

The fertility rate in the United States has fallen by 3 percent since 2022. That is a historic low and marks the second yearly decline in a row. How will that impact the economy? In the simplest terms ...

Newsweek has created a graph to show how births in the United States have declined over the last 50 years. This has happened for every age group, fluctuating across the decades, rising steadily in the ...

SEOUL, July 23 (UPI) --South Korea recorded its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of the year, its statistics agency said Wednesday, in a slight respite from a looming ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has abolished its long-standing two-child limit to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population. The National Assembly passed amendments ...

Falling birth rates have policymakers around the world worried. How well do you know the numbers driving the discussion? Take our quiz. July 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. EDTJust now Keith Moore is head of ...

Telangana recorded 6.52 lakh births in 2023, a significant increase from 2014, with urban areas accounting for the majority.