Just when you think smartphone panic can't get any more dumb, it always does. Case in point: People are insisting that phones are why people worldwide are having fewer kids. There's one very simple, ...

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.

Britain is giving up on babies. Figures from the Office for National Statistics last week showed that the birth rate ...

The birth rate in the U.S. declined in 2025, according to a report released in April by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Once one of the continent’s demographic high achievers, the Czech Republic has, in just a few years, experienced a dramatic fall in its fertility rate – the 5th fastest in the world. Gathering data ...

Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-second world war baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the world, including Australia. Put simply, ...

The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Birth rates among mothers in their 20s have declined, a new report from ...

ROCHESTER — Last December, Chatfield’s school district discussed moving to a four-day school week. The primary motivation for considering the option was to save money. If Chatfield schools ...