George Orwell was on to it almost 80 years ago — the problem of below-replacement level birth rates. In a short book written ...

The argument that declining birth rates will eventually relieve housing pressure is flawed, as it ignores the economic, ...

That’s the mismatch issue.Harvard economist and 2023 Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin wasn’t speaking about modern relationships ...

This article was originally published in The 19th. Half of Americans think we should be at least somewhat worried about the impact of falling birth rates on society, according to the 2025 19th ...

The challenge is shared by most successful nations. Ultralow fertility is a byproduct of rapid development and elevated ...

Birth rates have dropped from 2,000 a year to around 1,400 in the last decade, a council says.

What Falling Global Birth Rates Really Mean for the Future Steep population declines in most countries are expected to have negative effects over the next several generations, but adaptation is ...

“It seems like just such an obvious thing to do,” remote work expert Nick Bloom said. “As an economist, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the more obvious win, win, win policy.” ...

Declining birth rates worldwide are causing concern, but the reasons behind this trend remain unclear. Is it housing costs, ...

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 17 (UPI) --Argentina's government is pushing a labor reform aimed at reducing off-the-books work and expanding formal employment to shore up a pension system under the strain of ...

Comments about bringing in foreign women to boost births trigger backlash in a country already struggling with record-low ...

The research conducted by Birth Injury Lawyers Group analyzed fertility rate data across all 50 states, using the National Center for Health Statistics reporting system. For each state, fertility ...