From the U.S. to Singapore, the global birth rate is on a decline compared to 1960 as people battle higher costs of living and childcare. They're also dealing more with medical conditions and ...

Demographers debate exactly when it will happen, but there is a consensus now that in the second half of this century, the ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a memo told the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prioritize communities that have higher birth and marriage rates. “To the maximum extent permitted by ...

No more ‘dragon babies’: China’s birth figures likely to tumble again in 2025 When China recorded an uptick in births last year, some argued the country’s baby bust may be ending.

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported in 2024 that Black women had a maternal mortality rate four times higher than white women. Nine of the 10 states with the top teen birth ...

Among the orders was one directing federal DOT officials to give preference to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average” when awarding grants and contracts ...

Small, often isolated communities such as Morterone, Italy’s smallest village, are most affected by a falling birth rate - PIER MARCO TACCA/GETTY IMAGES ...

Russia's population is declining due to low birth rates, high adult mortality, and emigration. Russia has joined China and Japan in the quest to boost plummeting birthrates, introducing its own ...

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Local governments and major companies alike have spent more to raise birth rates in response to calls from Beijing. Leading electric vehicle maker Xpeng, for instance, recently announced a cash ...