U.S. population growth sped up toward more “historical norms” this year following a two-decade slump, spurred by international migration. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday, the ...

After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the nation’s immigrant population is now in decline. In January 2025, 53.3 million immigrants lived in the United States – the largest number ever recorded.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United States population is projected to grow more slowly than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two-thirds of the world's population already lives in countries where fertility is below this so-called replacement rate, a ...

Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed – is having a moment in the U.S. Demographers generally gauge births in a population with a measure called the total ...

Birth rates have dropped faster than life expectancy has increased, causing slower population growth around the world. Forecasts from the United Nations predict that world population will actually ...