The fertility rate in the United States dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new data shows.
The US 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 has been sliding in America for close to two decades as more women are waiting longer to have children or never taking that step at all.
