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 ...

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

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

For the first time in U.S. history, more babies were born to women over 40 than to teenagers, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The milestone comes ...

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

The U.S. fertility rate dropped to an all-time low to 1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to data released Thursday by ...

The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...

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

The fertility rate has been sliding in America for close to two decades as women wait longer to have kids or choose not to have them at all.

The U.S. fertility rate dropped to a new all-time low of 1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to data from ...

The birth rate in the U.S. is dropping, hitting an all-time low in 2024, according to new Centers for Disease Control and ...

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