fertility rate

PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 33) August 23

In This Issue: According to the latest CDC data, the U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2023. The fertility rate has generally been trending downward for decades. In 2021, a slight uptick gave demographers hope that a COVID-19 baby bump would start an upward trend, but this wasn’t the case. The birth rate quickly returned to its more consistent downward pattern. In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate fell another 3% from the prior year to a historic low of about 55 births for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 44. Just under 3.6 million babies were born last year, about 68,000 fewer than the year before.

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PRI Insider (Volume 3, Issue 35) September 1

In This Issue:  PRI in the Media No Compliance for COVID The Third Opium War Pro-Life Lawyer Targeted Deepening Depopulation Japan’s Miracle Town South Korean Children Obstacles to Having Kids Communist China New Rules Against Religion Rewards for Young Brides Science Gone Mad Uterus Transplant

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PRI Insider (Volume 2, Issue 46) December 2

In This Issue:  PRI in the Media  The Chinese Rise Up The Biden & Xi Saga Zero Tolerance for Zero Covid Praise for the CCP Deepening Depopulation Boosting Alaskan Birth Rates Shrinking Motherhood Singh Seeks Pop Control Tested for Income Worthiness Communist China  Zen Found

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Afghanistan, Hungary and Demographics: A Reflection

Afghanistan and Hungary are two very different countries, but they have one fundamental similarity — thriving birth rates.  Granted, both countries have taken decidedly different approaches to accomplish this, but in both cases, we see that demography matters and high fertility rates have had a significant impact.  Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Professor Angelo

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La Vita è Bella: “Life is Beautiful”

An interview with renowned Italian historian Prof. Angelo Bertolo, a devout Catholic, who believes that both faith and reason teach us that high birth rates lead to human progress, not Malthusian disaster. He is a long-time friend and supporter of PRI and its president, Steven

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The Heroic Hungarians are Doing Everything Right

You may have heard about Hungary’s outspoken president, Victor Orban, who is probably the leading anti-Globalist in Europe.  He is doing everything in his power to encourage Hungarians to have more children. But you probably haven’t heard about Katalin Novak, the Hungarian Minister of Family

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 33) August 23

In This Issue: According to the latest CDC data, the U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2023. The fertility rate has generally been trending downward for decades. In 2021, a slight uptick gave demographers hope that a COVID-19 baby bump would start an upward trend, but this wasn’t the case. The birth rate quickly returned to its more consistent downward pattern. In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate fell another 3% from the prior year to a historic low of about 55 births for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 44. Just under 3.6 million babies were born last year, about 68,000 fewer than the year before.

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