The collapse in birth rates that began in post-war Europe has, in the decades since, spread to every single corner of the globe. Many nations are already feeling this death spiral, filling more ...

Singapore's government said that its fertility rate has fallen to a record low. It's one of many industrialized countries trying to encourage its people to have more babies. Last week Singapore's ...

Last week Singapore's government published a statistic that underscores a growing challenge in the country. The average number of children being born there has fallen to a record low. And, in fact, ...

Fertility rates around the world are dropping quicker than expected, putting the world on track to see a population decline before the end of the century, according to a report from the United Nations ...

The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United ...

UNITED NATIONS - The world's population - already more than double what it was in 1950 - is projected to boom by another 3 billion in the next half-century, with Africa and Asia dwarfing Europe, even ...

On July 11, the United Nations will mark its annual World Population Day, which aims to raise awareness of global population trends and related issues. Here are five facts about how the world’s ...

Historical fears of overpopulation have shifted to modern concerns about declining birth rates in developed nations. The U.S. fertility rate has fallen below the "replacement rate," threatening ...

Muslims are the world’s second-largest religious group and the fastest-growing major religion. They make up the vast majority of the population in the Middle East-North Africa region. In all other ...