U.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Another Record Low

The U.S. fertility rate fell slightly in 2025, to another record low, extending two decades of declines, according to federal data released on Thursday.

The fertility rate — the number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age — dropped to 53.1, from 53.8 in 2024, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

The number of births dropped too, falling by 1 percent from the previous year, to 3,606,400.

The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, a trend that has become something of a demographic mystery. The drop began during the Great Recession, and experts first attributed it to the sharp economic downturn, following a common historical pattern. But the rate has continued to drop, and demographers have been trying to understand why.

There are some clues in the age breakdown: The fertility rate for teenagers dropped by 7 percent from 2024’s figure, setting another record low for the group. Since 2007, the rate for teenagers is down by 72 percent, and since 1991, when teenage fertility rates were at a high, the rate is down by 81 percent.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/fertility-rates-decline.html?


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Here is why:

1. If you can't afford housing and transportation, who in the hell wants a kid(s) on top of that?
2. CLIMATE CHANGE
3. Most men in the childbearing years are shitheads. (NOT ALL MEN)
4. A Madman is currently the most powerful man on earth. Aided and abetted by oligarchs.
5. A shitty healthcare system that thinks women are expendable.
6. A bleak employment outlook.
7. Increasing global instability
8. Childcare is more expensive than going to graduate school
9. The planet is already way overpopulated.
Do I need to go on?