Falling Birth Rates Don't Have To Be a Crisis

Falling Birth Rates Don't Have To Be a Crisis

The latest round of US birth data, released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show the general fertility rate has dropped to a new record low of 53.1 per 1,000 females between 15 and 44 - a 23 percent decrease since the most recent peak in 2007.

America’s birth rate plummets to a historic low, falling below Depression-era levels

In 2023, the U.S. birth rate fell to 1.62 children per woman, the lowest level ever recorded by the government since the 1930s. This is far below the 2.1 rate needed to keep the population stable. The current birth rate is even lower than during the Great Depression. In 2025, only 3.6 million babies were […]