Though increased food supply and lowered mortality lead to population growth in most
species, in our own these are often associated with a change in the rate of population …

Introduction The United States has an exceptional level of overall fertility-among the highest
for economically developed countries. In addition, its fertility is approximately the level …

The global community is undergoing rapid demographic and societal change. It is within this
context that the 27th International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) …

Decades of research on human fertility has presented a clear picture of how fertility varies,
including its dramatic decline over the last two centuries in most parts of the world. Why …

This article was originally prepared for the United Nations ESCAP's Seminar on Fertility
Transition in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges, held in Bangkok from 18 to 20 December …

This book has examined the demographic situation in a very important region of the world
where population decline is in prospect. It may seem strange to be so concerned about low …

Increasing use of infertility treatment and a decline in demographic fertility in some countries
have raised concern whether human fecundity is declining or has declined over time. The …

In the last few years, several Asian populations have joined Europ low-fertility league. In
2010 total fertility rates in Japan, South Kor wan, Hong Kong, and Singapore were below …

The number of children born per woman and the timing of births is directly relevant to public
health and health services in many ways. The level of childbearing, for instance, determines …

This paper starts from the assessment that there is no good theory in the social sciences that
would tell us whether fertility in low-fertility countries is likely to recover in the future, stay …