US fertility rate slumped to new low in 2024 — here’s why it keeps dropping

US fertility rate slumped to new low in 2024 — here’s why it keeps dropping

The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per woman. But it … Read more