Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...

Across the globe, there is a shift in the size of families as birthrates decline. Communities, schools, and workforces are ...

On the occasion of World Mission Day on Oct. 19, Vatican news agency Fides presented statistics that offer a general overview ...

For decades, we’ve been told that the world’s biggest problem is too many people. From Malthus in the 18th century to “The Population Bomb” in the 1960s, the warnings were dire: More people would mean ...

In “Falling Birthrates Won’t Solve Our Problems” (Opinion guest essay, July 2), the economists Michael Geruso and Dean Spears do not mention a major potential benefit to the planet with fewer humans: ...

The decline in China's population last year is likely to have exceeded the historic fall recorded in 2022, but the overall downward trend in the next three decades will be mild, a senior demographer ...

Deaths exceeded births in Taiwan for the 21st straight month, according to newly released government statistics, underscoring ...