Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.

Why is the birth rate declining in every country on Earth?

New research suggests a device that has come to define modern life may be playing a role.

The fall is astonishing. At its height, the global fertility rate hit 5.3 births per woman in 1963, but it has been in near-constant decline ever since. Sixty years on, it is now only around 2.2. In ...

The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

Two recent studies suggest the rise of smartphones, particularly the iPhone, may have contributed to declining birth rates in ...

Falling fertility rates have been connected to the rise of cellphone use. Plummeting global birth rates have long been a ...

Over the past decade, global births have declined by approximately 8.6%. This structural shift is gradually weakening future labor supply and economic momentum. Global newborns continue to decline, ...

For years, economists have blamed financial pressures, changing social norms and rising living costs for declining birth ...