Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations ...

Global fertility rates have been falling for decades and are reaching historically low levels. While the human population now exceeds 8 billion and may top 10 billion by 2050, the momentum of growth ...

The global economic system developed in an era of rapid population growth. With aging populations and people deciding to have smaller families, economists are raising concerns about future prosperity.

North Carolina’s population growth accelerated last year, as the state topped 11 million residents for the first time, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. North Carolina added an ...