The average number of children born to women in Germany has continued to fall, with the Federal Statistical Office reporting on Thursday that the birth rate was 1.35 last year, or 2% lower than in the ...

Women in Germany are having just 1.35 children on average — a record low level. Does this say something about the country's state of prosperity, or is it a sign that women are asserting their rights?

In late June, the Atlantic ran an article titled “The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard — It’s Worse.” It posited that global fertility decline is happening much faster than official ...