By Hannah Ritchie for Our World in Data Fertility rates — which measure the average number of children per woman — have been ...
With few exceptions, birth rates are falling worldwide. What does this mean? Put simply, the fertility rate describes the ...
The U.S. general fertility rate fell by 1 percent in 2025, reaching a new record low for another consecutive year, according ...
The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and new federal data shows that another drop last year brought the rate down to the lowest on record.About 3.6 million ...
The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows.Related video above: More moms choosing to have kids after ...