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This latest drop means roughly 710,000 fewer babies were born in the U.S.
in 2025 compared with the peak in 2007.
Lead CDC researcher Brady Hamilton says the steady drop in U.S.
fertility is sizable and has persisted for almost 20 years.
Since 2007, there's been a decline in the general fertility rate of 23 percent.
That's partly driven by a big decline in teen pregnancies.
At the same time, immigration into the U.S.
has plunged under the Trump administration.
A report earlier this year by the Congressional Budget Office found that these combined demographic trends mean the U.S.
population will age faster and grow much more slowly than once predicted.
This latest drop means roughly 710,000 fewer babies were born in the U.S.
in 2025 compared with the peak in 2007.
Lead CDC researcher Brady Hamilton says the steady drop in U.S.
fertility is sizable and has persisted for almost 20 years.
That's partly driven by a big decline in teen pregnancies.
At the same time, immigration into the U.S.
has plunged under the Trump administration.
A report earlier this year by the Congressional Budget Office found that these combined demographic trends mean the U.S.
population will age faster and grow much more slowly than once predicted.