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Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday, highlighting that women who smoke have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility compared to non-smokers.
Falling fertility rates have created a unique scenario in human history: many countries are experiencing structural population decline.
Fertility rates are falling worldwide not because young people are rejecting marriage, children or family life but because many are facing economic and housing constraints.
U.S. fertility rates have hit historic lows, but three common measures tell different stories about whether American families are truly shrinking.
How much would fertility rates, life expectancy, or migration rates need to change to stop the population from shrinking?
We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.