The Pressing Need to Fix Global Fertility Decline and How to Do It
March 3, 2026
It is well documented that fertility has dropped below replacement level for two-thirds, and likely up to three-fourths, of the world’s countries. Leading demographers are reporting this decline is happening faster than many global authorities acknowledge. In fact, the world passed “peak child” in 2012 — the year in which there will likely never again be as many children born as in that year.
This is a very serious problem.
