Women in the U.S. gave birth to roughly 710,000 fewer children last year compared with the nation's peak in 2007, according to preliminary data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control ...

Birth rates among mothers in their 20s have declined, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows. The report from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics ...

Like most developed nations, the U.S. relies heavily on continuous population growth. Generous senior entitlements, for example, depend on a productive workforce that significantly outnumbers the ...

According to recent CDC data, United States births declined to another record low in 2025. The fertility rate now stands at 1.57 births per woman, not far above the “ultra-low” threshold of 1.3—a ...

An exchange on Fox News raised eyebrows Friday after senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel suggested that part of the United States’ declining fertility rate is tied to fewer teen births, ...

The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from ...

U.S. fertility rates plummeted to a record low. Learn what's driving the birth rate decline, including economic pressures and ...

In July 2025, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data revealed a low national birth rate and total fertility rate, sparking mixed reactions about the future of the United States’ ...

The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low last year, extending a nearly two-decade decline, ​provisional data from the Centers ...

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. About 3.6 million ...