COLUMN. The decline in the number of births should be seen in connection with the 'gender divergence' between increasingly progressive young women and increasingly conservative young men, observes ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — In a noisy market in a working class neighborhood in Santiago, Marisol Romero was selling bright balloons, little dolls and flowers to passers-by. She's in her 50s and comes from a ...

This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘China’s birth rate tumbles to historic lows’ ...

The declining U.S. birth rate, and the broader demographic shifts it contributes towards, have become a growing concern for policymakers and economists alike. Economic and demographic experts told ...

Amid growing evidence of slowing fertility rates in the United States, a new report contained a pair of surprising details from two divergent age groups: A growing number of women older than 40 are ...

The Trump administration is reportedly fielding ideas for how to increase the declining U.S. birth rate, a longtime priority of White House figures like Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk. Since ...

The Trump administration’s ideologues keep coming back to birth rates. The new National Security Strategy, released on Friday, declares that Europe is facing “the stark prospect of civilizational ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is one of many governments around the world trying to reverse the decline in birth rates, which will continue over the next 75 years, new data shows. The U.S.

Discover how Hsinchu city in Taiwan is defying the island's severe population decline with a booming birth rate, driven by tech industry support. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025 as young people delayed marriage and children due to high costs, job ...