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The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows
UNITED STATES, JUL 24 – The fertility rate fell from 1.621 in 2023 to 1.599 in 2024 as more women delay or forgo childbirth, with just over 3.6 million births recorded, CDC data shows.
- The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, according to new federal data.
- The U.S. used to have a fertility rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman.
- The Trump administration has taken steps to increase falling birth rates, like issuing an executive order meant to expand access to and reduce costs of in vitro fertilization and backing the idea of "baby bonuses" that might encourage more couples to have kids.
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