Many Americans say they want more kids, but can't afford them because of steep childcare and household expenses.

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The U.S. birth rate fell 2% in 2023 to about 3.6 million, according to final data released March 18 by the Centers for ...

JAPAN: A former love motel in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, has been repurposed into a funeral home, sparking intense ...

Kerala's rapidly declining birth rate is reshaping its demographics, raising concerns over an aging population, workforce ...

Since 2020, the regime in Belarus has not published data on the number of births and deaths. However, independent ...

As global birth rates continue to decline, countries across the world face significant economic challenges linked to ...

Turning the tables, Bulgaria overtook France to become the country with the highest fertility rate in the EU, reaching 1.81 ...

The top diplomats of China, Japan and South Korea will meet this weekend in Tokyo. Items on the agenda range from economic ...

Guernsey has a births-per-1,000 rate of 6.5, making it one of the lowest performing of the Organisation for Economic ...

While financial concerns are a key factor, experts argue that emotional stress and changing societal values are equally ...