New CDC data released this month reveals that while the number of births in the United States increased by 1% from 2023—to ...

New federal data shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman ...

New federal data show the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman.

The U.S. fertility rate dropped to an all-time low to 1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to data released Thursday by ...

The fertility rate has been sliding in America for close to two decades as women wait longer to have kids or choose not to have them at all.

From sky-high living costs to shifting cultural priorities, certain countries are seeing their fertility rates dip well below the population replacement level of 2.1 children per woman.

Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds 8 billion and may top 10 billion by 2050, the momentum of growth ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate ...

This year will bring "another significant decline of the birth rate" for the majority of countries, new analysis shows.

If low fertility persists, the Trustees will eventually have to reduce their assumptions. Lower assumed fertility could produce 75-year deficits in the range of 4% to 4.5%.