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April 13, 2026 | Post

The New York Times published an article about how the decline in the US birthrate is fueled by reduced teen births and women delaying pregnancy. We sent a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their…...

March 5, 2026 | Post

While governments around the world are fretting over declining birthrates, experts are increasingly arguing that this fear is unwarranted and that low fertility may in fact bring economic benefits. Demographers Guillaume Marois and Wolfgang Lutz recently laid out this view in a letter published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour,…...

February 27, 2026 | Post

The New York Times published an article about the fact that low birthrates reflect women having more choices. We sent a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for…...

February 17, 2026 | Post

The New York Times Headway newsletter pointed out that low birthrates have upsides too. We sent a letter in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to…...

February 12, 2026 | Post

Our response to an op-ed in The Guardian. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. Re: France’s letters to 29-year-olds to remind them to have babies is a spectacular missing of the point It’s…...

February 10, 2026 | Post

Journalists across the Global North are so fascinated by declining birthrates that this trend has become the dominant population-themed media narrative. Despite substantial published research on family size choices and the factors that influence them (including a survey by Population Connection), reporters are still “investigating” why fertility is falling. Last…...

November 26, 2025 | Post

Population Connection, alongside thousands of global advocates, researchers, and policymakers, actively participated in the 7th International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), held in Bogotá, Colombia, from November 3–6, 2025, with pre-conference sessions beginning November 1. As the world’s largest scientific gathering focused on family planning and sexual and reproductive health…...

November 7, 2025 | Post

The Economist recently published an article on the MAGA pronatalism movement. We responded with a letter, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. Re: Make America…...

September 12, 2025 | Post

The Economist editorial board recently published a welcome article arguing that low fertility is nothing to panic about. We responded with a letter, which wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice…...

August 29, 2025 | Post

Panic over declining birthrates is widespread, with headlines warning of “population collapse” and even human extinction. This is absurd, considering that our global population is still growing and on track to exceed 10 billion in the second half of this century. Nevertheless, pro-growth pundits seem obsessed with raising alarm over…...