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Researchers Link Global Birth Decline to Smartphones, With Pushback

New research maps birth drops to the timing of high-speed mobile rollouts.

Raising a Child Now Tops $300,000, LendingTree Finds

Paul R. Ehrlich Dies at 93, Prompting Fresh Scrutiny of His ‘Population Bomb’ Forecasts

CSJ Warns UK Pension Age May Need to Reach 75 as Birth Rate Hits Record Low

Andhra Pradesh Tables Draft Population Policy to Lift Fertility, Seeks Feedback

Rajasthan Cabinet Moves to Scrap Two-Child Bar for Local Polls, Drops Leprosy Disqualification

France Lawmakers Unveil Family Policy Overhaul With €250 Per Child and Yearlong Parental Leave

China Sets 2026 Free-Childbirth Goal, Imposes 13% VAT on Contraceptives From Jan. 1

Raising a Child in the UK Now Costs £249,000, Moneyfarm Finds

Carr’s Kimmel Threat Rekindles Fight Over FCC’s Role in Policing Content

UK Birthrate Hits Record Low as Global Fertility Decline Tests Policy Fixes

Fertility in England and Wales Falls to Record Low of 1.41 as Childlessness Rises

England and Wales Fertility Falls to Record 1.41 in 2024, ONS Says

China Unveils Nationwide $1,500 Child Subsidy and Birth-Friendly Measures

U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to 1.6, Demographers Warn Collapse Fears Are Overblown

Senate Tax Bill Could Exhaust Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds by 2032

Global Fertility Halves Since 1960s as 76% of Countries Dip Below Replacement Levels

China Orders Epidural Services in Major Hospitals to Boost Birth Rates

Vietnam Ends Two-Child Policy to Counter Declining Birth Rate

Trump Administration Weighs Pronatalist Policies as Experts Warn of Economic Barriers