Newsweek has created a map that highlights a sobering reality for parts of the United States: in dozens of U.S. counties, average life expectancy is now lower than that of North Korea.

Project 2025, a set of policy suggestions that have been called a road map for Trump’s second term, is very clear about who ...

This may be unsettling to those who’ve invested in the idea of a steadily secularizing globe, but the numbers don’t lie. In the long run, the groups that reproduce tend to shape the narrative. If ...

The fertility rate in the U.S. was on a constant decline between 2014 and 2020 and has fluctuated since then, CDC reports.

A new study finds that a fertility rate of 2.7 children per woman, not 2.1, may be needed to avoid long-term population ...

Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than the 2.1 previously believed—to ...

Fertility rates are falling across the world. This isn’t just a social concern—it’s a mathematical warning. In places where ...

Some young adults say high costs, climate change and careers are holding them back. But many say they simply don't want kids.

Evvy, a pioneering women’s health startup focused on the vaginal microbiome, today announced the launch of a landmark ...

The report also estimated the birth rate among women ages 15 to 44, referred to more specifically as the fertility rate. The rate declined from 2014 to 2020, then fluctuated through 2024.

The number of children women have, a metric known as the fertility rate, has been dropping since 2008. There are many reasons why the fertility rate has dropped, including the cost of raising ...