Economy Jul 17 What we know about the economic effects of limiting access to abortion By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
Nation May 13 The U.S. birth rate began dropping years before the pandemic. Here’s why Even as the U.S. economy turns a corner, several women told the PBS NewsHour that the pandemic exacerbated already-existing anxieties they had about raising children in America, and they’re not certain when they’ll feel equipped to support a family. By Courtney Vinopal
World May 11 China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4 billion people age The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade while the population barely grew, adding to strains in an aging society. By Joe McDonald, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press
Nation Dec 30 U.S. had its slowest population growth rate in a century Declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration made the past year’s population growth rate in the United States the slowest in a century, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
World Nov 25 Watch 7:55 In Italy, rising anxiety over falling birth rates Family size has been shrinking in the industrialized world for decades, and in Italy, the decline has been particularly dramatic. A generation ago, Italian mothers commonly had more than four children. Now they average less than two. Demographers warn that… By Christopher Livesay
May 17 Watch 5:26 The surprising thing about the declining U.S. birth rate More than 3.8 million babies were born in the U.S. last year, but the birth rate drop was the largest one-year decline since 2010. Why hasn’t the downward trend changed direction, even though economic conditions have improved? Amna Nawaz explores… Continue watching
Jan 05 The nation’s birth rate declined in 2015, new data says By Laura Santhanam Research shows women gave birth to nearly 4 million babies in the U.S. in 2015, down 1 percent from a year earlier. This is a small, but noteworthy drop. Continue reading
Nov 16 Why is the teen birth rate so much higher in rural areas? By Laura Santhanam For the first time, government researchers studied teen birth rates in rural and urban counties. The differences surprised them. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:16 Why rich nations may be their own worst enemy By PBS NewsHour Economist Todd Buchholz rails against what America has become: a people who want everything but aren’t willing to pay for it. In “The Price of Prosperity,” he suggests that wealthy nations such as the U.S. inflict harm on themselves, even… Continue watching
Oct 13 Half of all U.S. women say they want to have a child, survey reveals By Laura Santhanam Between 2013 and 2015, half of nearly 6,000 women age 15 to 44 said they plan to have children, according to the National Survey of Family Growth, considered the gold standard for surveys about family planning in the United States. Continue reading