The generally recognized total fertility rate at which a population is stabilized is ... There are a few places and a decreasing number of places where they remain high, but they're still ...

But as the US population ages and the birth rate declines, these latest Census projections reveal how the number of newcomers arriving in the US could significantly change this picture going forward.

That is a less than 1% increase from 2023— a year that marked a record low, and well below the total fertility rate of 2.1 needed to naturally maintain the population. 60 Minutes Overtime spoke ...

Go-go Tokyo is the world's largest city, and Japan has one of the world's longest national life expectancies—85 years—but it's also losing population at a staggering rate. Last year ...

These are just some of the at least 13.9 million openly LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. – making up 7.6% of the adult population – as recorded by a recent Gallup survey. When Gallup first ...

Elizabeth Dias is the national religion correspondent for The New York Times, and often writes about faith and politics. For this story, she spoke with scientists, philosophers and spiritual ...