Global population trends are drawing increasing concern from experts and public figures alike. Recently, political commentator Tim Pool highlighted declining birth rates and their far-reaching social ...

Although the U.S. birth rate is on the decline, the number of women having babies in one age group has increased. Those new mothers are 40 and older. In the U.S., teen birth rates are at historic lows ...

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota birth rates have declined 35% since 2016, a trend some say is caused by economic uncertainty, a shift in social norms and a post-oil boom lull. Unless residents start having ...

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 housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...

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 ...

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.

Postville's meatpacking plants have attracted many immigrants and helped to sustain its population. During a busy lunch hour at Postville’s Junior Senior High School, Brendan Knudtson, the ...

California’s birth rate has hit a record low, a historic “baby bust” dipping below the birth rate of 1906, when San Francisco was recovering from the great earthquake that destroyed most of the city.