An analysis of birth rates nationally showed two forces are pushing Americans away from having children: a broad cultural ...

South Korea is seeing an unexpected baby boom, with birth rates rising at a record pace during the first five months of the year, the fastest growth since records began in 1981.

The news follows on the heels of South Korea registering an annual growth in birth rate for 2024, driven in part by a boom in postponed marriages following the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials have ...

If America wants to increase its birth rate, then it needs to make housing more affordable. That requires building homes quickly and cheaply.

In the early 1960s, the U.S. total fertility rate was around 3.5, but plummeted to 1.7 by 1976 after the Baby Boom ended. It gradually rose to 2.1 in 2007 before falling again, aside from a 2014 ...