Something unusual is happening across large swaths of the world. Maternity wards are quieter than they’ve ever been. Villages ...

Is the world really running out of people? Here are the economic realities behind Elon Musk’s population collapse warnings and what the data actually shows. In 2022 the world’s population reached 8 ...

Americans want 2.4 children but fertility has fallen below 1.6, with delayed marriage identified as a key factor driving the ...

World population decline is projected by the mid-2080s. China is now in its fourth year of population decline. South Korea has been declining since 2019 with its near-global record low birth rates.

Researchers formulated a mathematical equation that unifies 12,000 years of human population growth and points to an alarming worst-case scenario.

Declining population or depopulation has emerged after years of warnings about overpopulation. While biologists see benefits from depopulation, some economists fear reduced investment, slower economic ...

Canada also faces a record-low fertility rate, and experts are looking to South Korea to see what they're doing right after years of plummeting birthrates.

Most Pittsburgh‑area communities are losing residents. Here's why an expert says that might be OK. Are there lessons for Erie ...

Ghost towns, houses selling for $1, collapsing infrastructure and ultimately “extinction”.

Population growth slowed in a majority of U.S. counties between July 2024 and July 2025, with metro areas experiencing slower growth and declining areas seeing accelerated losses. These shifts were ...