The latest figures bring the US in line with many western European nations, according to World Bank comparisons.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a decline in the country's fertility rate, which dropped to ...

The birth rate in the U.S. dropped to a record low in 2024 with fewer than 1.6 children per woman, newly-released federal ...

New CDC data released this month reveals that while the number of births in the United States increased by 1% from 2023—to ...

America’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level ever, with the CDC reporting fewer than 1.6 children per woman in 2024.

This marks a continuation of a decades-long decline, as more women delay having children or choose not to have them at all.

The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, signaling a profound demographic shift ...

This number is far below what experts call the "replacement rate" -- around 2.1 children per woman -- which ensures that each ...

U.S. fertility rates continued to decline last year, according to data released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

The US fertility rate, once buoyed by comparatively high birth rates among younger women, has been steadily declining.

New data released by the CDC shows the number of children women are having has decreased for a second year in a row. The ...

U.S. births fell in 2008, probably because of the recession, updated government figures confirm. The one exception to the trend was the birth rate among women in their 40s, who ...