America's birth rate has plunged. Are smartphones to blame?

The iPhone was introduced in 2007, the same year the U.S. birth rate started to slide. The issues could be linked, a new ...

The 10 countries with the highest birth rates — and the 10 with the lowest

The global birth rate is less than half what it was in the 1960s. See where birth rates are highest and lowest.

Is the iPhone Birth Control? Study Shows Birth Rates Dropped After the First iPhone Launched in 2007

A new study by the NBER suggests the iPhone’s 2007 launch may explain up to half of the U.S. birth rate decline. Researchers ...
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U.S. Birth Rates Plummet as Home Prices Surge: Here’s How the Housing Market Is Shaping Family Planning

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring ...
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US birth rates plummet to all-time low as housing prices continue to rise

The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...