In the last 50 years, the global fertility landscape has undergone a massive transformation, shifting from steady growth to what is now described as a universal human phenomenon of declining birth ...

The world has entered what demographers are calling a “Great Inversion,” a profound reversal of the long-standing demographic momentum that powered global population growth for millennia. More than ...

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 ...

A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives. By: David E. Bloom, Michael Kuhn and Klaus Prettner/International Monetary Fund GLOBAL ...

A new UN report links falling fertility rates to limited ‘reproductive autonomy’ — and recommends expanded access to abortion, contraception and gender norm changes worldwide. Fertility rose at the ...

Global fertility rates are declining faster than previously projected, signaling irreversible demographic shifts that could redefine how businesses engage with consumers, according to the latest ...

With U.S. fertility rates at a record low, some people and politicians think that having more babies is the answer to the country's population problem. Are they right? (Getty Images) America's leaders ...

We are still in the season of prognostications about the year ahead. But I gave my forecasts for 2026 last week. Today I am looking much further into the future, examining our demographic prospects.