The Trump administration wants to reverse the decline in the US birthrate. But in 21 states, deaths already outnumber births.

Every part of that appears to be wrong. In reality, Thailand’s reported birth rate last year was 0.98, and preliminary 2025 ...

In 2020, there were just three states where older adults outnumbered children—Maine, Vermont and Florida—but in 2024, this ...

We don’t prioritize kids more than the other things in our lives.

The fertility rate last year was 54.6 births per 1,000 women, the report found — a 0.2% uptick compared with 2023. Brady Hamilton, the report’s main author and a CDC statistician, ...

According to the CDC -- general fertility rates in America fell 23% between 1990 and 2023. The biggest decrease was in women under 30. But women 30 & over actually saw an increase in fertility rates.

Humanity has entered a new era of rapid population decline. Globally, the total fertility rate is likely already below replacement—that is, below the level needed to sustain the population in ...

The US fertility rate — which measures women of reproductive age who gave birth over a a period of time — dropped 12% between 2016 and 2023, ... As the map shows, the rates vary by region.

The fertility rate last year was 54.6 births per 1,000 women, the report found — a 0.2% uptick compared with 2023. Brady Hamilton, the report’s main author and a CDC statistician, ...

South Dakota tops the list as the state with the highest fertility rate at 65.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, ... As the map shows, the rates vary by region.