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That is the so-called "replacement rate" needed to maintain population numbers from one generation to the next. The share of Americans over 65 grew faster from 2010 to 2020 than in any decade in ...
The U.S. birth rate has been steadily declining for years, but fairly recently it has tipped over into an alarming category. The estimated "replacement fertility rate," or the number of births ...
The low birth rates in the contemporary United States can possibly be ascribed to the recession, which led families to postpone having children and fewer immigrants coming to the US. The current US birth rates are not high enough to maintain the size of the U.S. population, according to The Economist. [69] [70]
Among the many challenges shrinking population growth poses is a less dynamic economy. Fewer workers in the labor market could mean a decline in production and competition.
The practice, traditionally referred to as population control, had historically been implemented mainly with the goal of increasing population growth, though from the 1950s to the 1980s, concerns about overpopulation and its effects on poverty, the environment and political stability led to efforts to reduce population growth rates in many ...
This is a list of U.S. states, federal district, and territories by total fertility rate. Total Fertility Rate by U.S. state in 2021 according to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention Fertility rate by State 2008 - 2020
Experts weigh in on a new CDC report showing that the U.S. birth rate is alarmingly low.
A 2023 map of countries by fertility rate. Blue indicates negative fertility rates. Red indicates positive rates. The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that are born to a woman over her lifetime, if they were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through their lifetime, and they were to live from birth until the end of ...