Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people ...

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 ...

“Starting in 2030, declining fertility rates are projected to cause births to fall short of deaths. Over time, the negative ...

… 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 ...

Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds 8 billion and may top 10 billion by 2050, the momentum of growth ...