According to new CDC data, there were 3.6 million U.S. births in 2025, a 1% decline from 2024 and down 23% since 2007. The Trump administration has said it wants to reverse this trend.

Combined with rising temperatures, chemical pollutants are obliterating animals’ chances of successfully reproducing.

Medical experts believe greater access to reproductive health care may have sparked this trend. Teen birth rates continue to decline, with new reports indicating a 7% decrease in 2025. The National ...

Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said the U.S. birth rate has been sliding for decades as fertility ...

The above graph shows Milwaukee births from 1990 to 2025. In 2025, Milwaukee saw around 7,400 births — its lowest number of births on record, according to preliminary vital statistics from the ...

Why birth rates are dropping in the U.S. New CDC data shows U.S. birth rates continuing to decline, with more women having children later in life. News data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Over the past decade, global births have declined by approximately 8.6%. This structural shift is gradually weakening future labor supply and economic momentum. Global newborns continue to decline, ...

Germany’s population recorded its largest natural decline in the postwar era in 2025, driven by a historic gap between births ...