In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world’s major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates. Moreover, birth rates are notoriously hard to change, and efforts to do so often ...

According to the Ohio Department of Development, Ohio’s population will shrink from 11.8 million people in 2020 to 11.1 ...

The U.S. Census Bureau reported that California’s population started growing again last year after three years of unprecedented decline. But don’t let the modest, 0.6% rebound fool you: California is ...

ST. LOUIS — A growing number of civic and business groups are highlighting the St. Louis metropolitan area’s stagnant population as an urgent problem, and they’re pushing the region’s planning ...

Birth rates have dropped faster than life expectancy has increased, causing slower population growth around the world. Forecasts from the United Nations predict that world population will actually ...

Japan is decades ahead of the rest of the world with an aging and shrinking population. There are some who claim we don’t know what will happen with future populations. However, the next 20 years are ...

Dr. Kumar is a philosophy professor at Boston University who writes frequently about morality and progress. JD Vance has repeatedly said that Americans aren’t having enough children. Other right-wing ...

U.S. population growth sped up toward more “historical norms” this year following a two-decade slump, spurred by international migration. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday, the ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Minnesota’s population has grown in three ways: naturally via more births than ...

According to new population projections, 20 counties will gain over 1.2 million new residents each by 2100. Growth is centering around the urban and suburban cores of large metro areas. The county ...