East Asia is home to some of the lowest birth rates globally. The trend, coupled with rapidly aging populations, strains ...

Ten years after China ended its one-child policy, fertility rates have not bounced back. NPR speaks with journalist Cindy Yu ...

Once the world’s most populous nation, China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates. In ...

The nation was previously ranked the second-lowest country in terms of total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime. However, South Korea’s fertility rate began ...

Yes, of course, governments should remove impediments and disincentives for childbearing. Tax laws should be family friendly.

The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few ...

From South Korea to Lithuania, discover the five OECD countries where fertility rates are sharply decreasing compared to 1950 ...

America’s fertility crisis has arrived. The total fertility rate fell from 2.08 births per woman in 1990 to 1.62 in 2023, ...

There’s been a lot of talk about birth rates this year. President Donald Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president” shortly after reentering the White House and declared, “We want more babies.