US Fertility Rate Hits All-Time Low With 23 Percent Drop Since 2007
Sourced from 4 publications
- •CDC data shows the US fertility rate has declined nearly 23 percent since 2007, reaching a historic low.
- •NPR reports 710,000 fewer babies were born last year compared with two decades ago, driven by falling teen pregnancies and delayed motherhood.
- •The New York Times reports most women in their 20s will probably have children by age 45, suggesting the low may reflect postponement rather than permanent decline.
- •The Washington Post cites economic pressures and delayed marriages as primary factors in the sustained downturn.
- •Shrinking birth cohorts will directly affect future labor supply and workforce composition regardless of whether delayed births eventually recover.
Sources
U.S. fertility rate hits a new low as teenage births fall, CDC says
Washington Post
Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will
New York Times
US fertility rate drops to all-time low, continuing a two-decade decline
Al Jazeera
710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago
NPR News
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