As US birth rate falls, feds’ response may make pregnancy more dangerous

As US birth rate falls, feds’ response may make pregnancy more dangerous

The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year.

NC faces demographic shift as US birth rate hits record low

The United States recorded another record low birth rate in 2025, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That continues a decades-long demographic decline with implications for the economy and public education. The provisional number of births in the US last year was 3,606,400, a 1% decline from 2024. The general fertility rate fell to 53.1 births per 1,000 females ages 15-44, also down 1% from the pr…

America's Fertility Rates Crash Among Women of All Ages

Birth rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control. U.S. birth rates have been steadily declining for more than a decade now, and the total fertility rate (the number of births a woman is projected to have over her lifetime) has continued to hit new lows for several years. The preliminary data released this month from CDC suggest the downward trend in fertility continued in 2025. The birth…

The Real Reason America’s Birth Rate Keeps Falling

Birth rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. birth rates have been steadily declining for more than a decade now, and the total fertility rate (the number of births a woman is projected to have over her lifetime) has continued to hit new lows for several years. The preliminary data released this month from the CDC suggest the downward trend in fertility continued…