Everybody who pays attention to these sorts of things knows Muslim societies are almost uniquely immune to the forces that have been driving down fertility rates on every continent for decades. But everybody, it seems, fell asleep before the final act.

Are subreplacement fertility and the ongoing Western "flight from marriage" bad for business? Please join us as we host a panel to explore the interaction between birth rates, marriage and economic growth.

Marking the birth of the 7 billionth person on earth, here are five myths challenging everything you think you know about the world's population.

Japanese are disappearing in slow motion and so far, there is no rescue plan.

The critical determinant of actual fertility levels in Muslim and non-Muslim societies alike at the end of the day would appear to be attitudinal and volitional, rather than material and mechanistic.

This book examines changes in birth and fertility rates, shows how and why they have occurred, and explains whatthey mean for the future.

Over the next two to three decades, India’s demographic composition will have a significant impact on the country’s economic and strategic capabilities. NBR spoke with expert demographer Nicholas Eberstadt about what India’s population profile will likely look like and how it compares to another major state in the region, China.

Obama must put pressure on the United Nations Population Fund to concentrate on the health of women and babies and to stop wasting money on wrongheaded population-control schemes.