The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

Family Planning Trends: Birth rates are falling rapidly in many countries around the world. In many places, the average ...

Global fertility rates falling below replacement in most countriesSmartphone/social media linked to decline in coupling and ...

The number of births increased in the United States for the first time in seven years, according to a new federal report. Provisional data published Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report published Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. "A 7% decline is really ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring ...

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 ...

Discover the stark differences in birth rates among Indiana counties, the impact of the aging population, and the initiatives to address declining fertility rates.

*The CDC has released new data showing a continued drop in birth rates among Black women in the U.S. According to provisional data, the Black birth rate declined by 4% in 2024 alone. That puts it in ...

Across the world, countries are witnessing a sharp decline in fertility rate. Researchers are now examining whether smartphones and social media are contributing to falling birth rates worldwide.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Birth rates among mothers in their 20s have declined, a new report from ...