In what’s come to be known as America’s baby bust, the nation’s fertility rate has fallen to an all-time low of 1.6 children ...

Around the world, birth rates are falling and populations are shrinking. This talk explores what human population decline ...

For one thing, demographic decline will put increasing pressure on the country’s military. Today, with more than 2 million ...

The death of Peng Peiyun, a former senior Chinese official who oversaw the countrys one-child policy for a decade, has ...

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A declining population can wreak havoc on a country whose various social programs are based on growing numbers of citizens. For instance, the Social Security system in the U.S., and similar ones in ...

Musician Nelson Williams considers leaving due to rising costs New Orleans has lost nearly 40,000 residents since 2020 Insurance and housing costs are driving the population decline Mayoral candidates ...

An economist and restaurant industry representative say New Brunswick will feel the effects of population decline as Ottawa also reduces immigration.

Canada’s population fell by 0.2% in the third quarter to stand at 41.6 million, marking the only quarterly decline on record outside the Covid-19 era and a dramatic shift from explosive post-pandemic ...

The last population fall was during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Canada’s population slipped by just 1,232 people in the final quarter of 2020.

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, scientists said after analyzing satellite images of a key part of the continent. The images, ...