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

The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new ...

A working paper suggests that the iPhone could be contributing to declining birth rates in the U.S. This idea has sparked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US birth rate grew by 1% in 2024, according to a new CDC report. Moms in their early 40s and late 30s experienced the biggest ...

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The research found that the introduction of smartphones led to a decrease in in-person interactions, less sex, and an increase in pornography use ...

A study published in May found that the decline in birth rates accelerated once smartphones became widely available -- a phenomenon found across countries "with fundamentally different healthcare, ...

Falling birth rates have become one of the biggest concerns among conservative politicians, commentators, and policy ...

Going against traditional religious values, a lot of younger families in Southeast Asia are deciding to have fewer children – ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The White House has been exploring ideas to encourage more Americans to ...

Fox News is being criticized for their stance on teen pregnancy, as the network weirdly complained how low the birth rates ...