Global population peak is coming sooner than expected thanks to fertility rates that have declined by one-child-per-woman in the past 30 years.

President Donald Trump, a father of five who dubbed himself the “fertilization president” during Women’s History Month, has reportedly begun to float potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth ...

The total fertility rate in the United States – the estimated number of children that the average woman will have in her lifetime, based on present trends – has generally declined over the past two ...

The U.S. fertility rate has dropped to its lowest level in decades — and the number of births is far lower than deaths in many states. We looked at fertility rates (or the number of births per 1,000 ...

Are the Social Security Trustees too optimistic? The 2025 Social Security Trustees Report is standard fare. It confirms what has been evident for almost three decades - namely, Social Security is ...

First, the bad news: Global fertility is falling fast. The aging populations of rich countries are relying on ever fewer workers to support their economy, dooming those younger generations to a future ...