From the cost of childcare to the housing crisis, there’s no shortage of explanations for the dramatic global fall in the number of babies being born. These analyses, though, are all missing something ...

As overall fertility falls globally, Latin American and Caribbean countries are experiencing fertility drops that are unexpected and have been hard to explain so far. Countries that typically had ...

The number of births in China, which has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, fell by 17 percent in 2025.

Fewer babies are being born in some parts of the world than ever before, and the reasons go far beyond the usual guesses. From sky-high living costs to shifting cultural priorities, certain countries ...

For the first time in the nation’s history, the country’s birth rate marks a landmark shift. According to ABC7, white births have fallen below 50 percent—an unprecedented milestone that means ...

(NEXSTAR) – The Trump administration is reportedly seeking ways to raise the American birth rate, considering incentives ranging from a $5,000 cash “baby bonus” to a “National Medal of Motherhood” ...

The Trump administration’s ideologues keep coming back to birth rates. The new National Security Strategy, released on Friday, declares that Europe is facing “the stark prospect of civilizational ...

There's a rise of pronatalism in our politics and our culture. Is a falling birth rate an issue? Why are people freaking out about the birth rate? There's one little statistic that seems to have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – The Trump administration is ...