The U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying ...

In demography, our most common population projection tool is called cohort component projection. This tool treats different age groups (cohorts) separately, applying rates representing the three ...

The U.S. fertility rate is at an all-time low, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Americans are having fewer babies than they used to. This fact, along with the decline in immigration, means big changes for families and society.

Katie Miller has said hormonal birth control "isn't just poison for women's minds and bodies — it's killing population growth." ...

The U.S. general fertility rate fell by 1 percent in 2025, reaching a new record low for another consecutive year according ...

New CDC data shows U.S. births declined again in 2025, with the fertility rate hitting a record low as long-term demographic ...

The U.S. birth rate remained near record lows in 2024, further illustrating that the nation is at risk of a shrinking population. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The American population is becoming older, with the proportion of baby boomers increasing while birth rates are declining, according to the newly released Vintage 2024 Population Estimates by the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unfortunately for demographers, birth rates are hard to predict far into the future. gremlin/E+ via Getty Images Pronatalism – the ...

Fertility rates have been declining for years. The trend has some major health and economic implications — both good and bad.