Despite those numbers, only three in 10 Americans say declining birth rates are a "major problem" in the United States, ...

A low birth rate has negative implications for national viability – not only does it jeopardize pension systems such as Social Security, but it’s also a drag on the economy.

The U.S. birth rate has dropped to an all-time low. Recent insights from the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal there were only 54.5 ...

What is the current birth rate? The crude birth rate for the U.S. in 2023 was 10.74 births per 1,000 people, according to the CDC. Among all 50 states, Vermont has the lowest rate at 7.82 births ...

Trump wants a ‘baby boom’ and his ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ includes cash incentives. But evidence from around the world shows it ...

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

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

The United States is among the developed countries with the highest birth rate. Greenland has the highest at 14.1 births per 1,000 people, while Saint Pierre and Miquelon has the lowest at 5.2 ...

The US birth rate increased by 1% in 2024, with moms in their 30s and early 40s having more kids. Maskot/Getty Images 2025-04-23T04:01:02Z ...

The U.S. birth rate has dropped to an all-time low. Recent insights from the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal there were only 54 ...