The Marriage Crisis Driving America’s Fertility Decline
CDC data shows overall births falling, but the real concern is a decline in marriages — a trend with profound implications for the life of the Church.
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Pope Francis On Record-Low Fertility Rate: ‘Human Life is Not a Problem, it is a Gift’
Italy, like many countries in Western Europe, has been facing an acute demographic crisis in recent years.
Global Fertility Rates: Here’s How Majority-Catholic Countries Rank Against Rest of World
Catholic populations have for years been associated with high fertility rates, owing in part to the Church’s forbiddance of artificial contraception.
What Is Causing Our Fertility Crisis? Catholic Experts Weigh In
Apart from a few small short-term bumps, the country’s fertility rate has never recovered from the post-1960 downward trajectory.
US Birth and Fertility Rates Drop to Record Lows, According to CDC Report
This was the fewest number of babies born in the United States in a year since 1979 and the lowest fertility rate recorded in American history — just under the previous record lows set in 2020.
Japanese Company’s Pivot to Adult Diapers Underscores Crashing Fertility Rates Worldwide
Global fertility has been falling for decades, though the problem is often most acute in industrialized nations with high standards of living.
Study: Texas Fertility Rate Rose After ‘Heartbeat Act’
A study out of the University of Houston’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality found this month that the state’s fertility rate rose markedly after the heartbeat ban went into effect.
Once and for All: ‘Overpopulation’ Is a Myth
Overpopulation has been used as an excuse for everything from birth control to abortion to China’s ‘one-child’ policy.
‘Demographic Earthquake’? U.S. Fertility Rates Fall Again to Record-Low Levels
The overall number of births in the United States fell 4% last year to just more than 3.6 million births in 2020 – the sixth consecutive year that figure has decreased and the lowest number of births since 1979.
Whither the Culture of Life? Birth Rate Hit Its Lowest Level Yet
The United States is below population replacement levels due to a variety of cultural, economic, and racial factors, including the birth collapse among Latinos.
