The U.S. Census Bureau released new population projections this month forecasting that the American fertility rate (the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime) will drop to 1.55 by ...

Globally, approximately 1 in 6 people of reproductive age will experience infertility at some point in their lifetimes — 13.4% of U.S. women aged 15 to 49 grapple with the issue, according to ...

President Trump has proposed "baby bonuses" to would-be parents and to increase access to in vitro fertilization treatment.

Systemic change that offers a credible vision of the future is the only path to reversing the birth rate decline, experts ...

South Dakota recorded the highest fertility rate in the U.S. for 2023 at 65.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, driven by family values and a strong economy—even as the national birthrate wanes.

Fertility decline is a devilish problem. What if the only solution is to treat parenting as a public service worth paying for? Credit...Photo illustration by Juanjo Gasull Supported by By Amanda Taub ...

In the last few years, Americans began to realize what most Europeans and many East Asians had realized last decade: We’re in the middle of a global Baby Bust. Birthrates are falling in almost every ...

Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa remain high, despite declining child mortality and improved access to ...