People in Utah have consistently had more children than the rest of the country for the last five decades, but this is ...

The Congressional Budget Office now projects the U.S. fertility rate will average just 1.6 births per woman over the next three decades, well short of the 2.1 needed for a stable population. Experts ...

Africa is the only world region where the fertility rate is currently higher than the global replacement-level fertility.

The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, signaling a profound demographic shift that could have far-reaching consequences for economic growth and ...

Pew found a much smaller share of Americans think the government needs to help boost birth rates. Almost a third in the ...

The US birth rate hit a record low in 2024, with high housing costs cited as a key reason for the ongoing decline in ...

The U.S. birth rate hit a historic low of 1.6 children per woman in 2024, falling below the 2.1 replacement level. Researchers attribute this decline partly to rising housing costs, with median home ...

A growing number of families are deciding to have only one child despite a push by the government for them to do otherwise.

Amid growing evidence of slowing fertility rates in the United States, a new report contained a pair of surprising details from two divergent age groups: A growing number of women older than 40 are ...

Over the past decade, Texas has experienced a decline in birth rates, according to new information from Texas Health Data. Although the state’s population has increased, Texas has nonetheless seen a ...