According to new CDC data, there were 3.6 million U.S. births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024 and down 23% since 2007. The Trump administration has said it wants to reverse this trend.

The U.S. fertility rate has fallen once again — and while the decrease is a very modest 1% for 2025 compared to 2024, it ...

The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and new federal data shows that another drop last year brought the rate down to the lowest on record.

The teen birth rate continues its decades-long downward trend. Researchers say many factors are at play, including less sexual activity and more access to contraception and abortion.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US birth rate grew by 1% in 2024, according to a new CDC report. Moms in their early 40s and late 30s experienced the biggest ...

Americans are having fewer babies than they used to. This fact, along with the decline in immigration, means big changes for families and society.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring ...

The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries ...

Discover the stark differences in birth rates among Indiana counties, the impact of the aging population, and the initiatives ...

*The CDC has released new data showing a continued drop in birth rates among Black women in the U.S. According to provisional data, the Black birth rate declined by 4% in 2024 alone. That puts it in ...

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