U.S. Birth Rates Drop to New Record Low

“U.S. birth and fertility rates dropped to another record low in 2020 as births fell for the sixth consecutive year to the lowest levels since 1979,” CNBC reports.

“The number of births in the U.S. declined last year by 4% from 2019, double the average annual rate of decline of 2% since 2014.”

The country’s birth rate is so low that it is “below replacement levels,” meaning more people die every day than are being born.