birth rates /tags/birth-rates birth rates en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:25:02 GMT Steady decline in birth rate will affect local student enrollment for years to come /education/2026-04-01/birth-rate-student-enrollment-schools As South Florida school districts predicting dwindling enrollment into next school year, the steady decline in birth rate will contribute to the dramatic year-to-year student loss. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:25:02 GMT /education/2026-04-01/birth-rate-student-enrollment-schools Natalie La Roche Pietri Chile's plunging birth rate may foreshadow future in U.S. /americas/2025-08-03/chiles-plunging-birth-rate-may-foreshadow-future-in-u-s Chilean families are having only one child on average. U.S. birthrates are also dropping but it's unclear whether the U.S. will follow into the growing group of "very low" birthrate countries. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-08-03/chiles-plunging-birth-rate-may-foreshadow-future-in-u-s Brian Mann The 2021 rise in U.S. births is likely a baby blip, not a boom /news/2022-07-20/the-2021-rise-in-u-s-births-is-likely-a-baby-blip-not-a-boom The U.S. birth rate has been trending downwards over the past 15 years — so the news that the number of births actually rose in 2021 is making headlines. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:05:21 GMT /news/2022-07-20/the-2021-rise-in-u-s-births-is-likely-a-baby-blip-not-a-boom Bill Chappell U.S. Birthrate Fell By 4% In 2020, Hitting Another Record Low /news/2021-05-05/u-s-birthrate-fell-by-4-in-2020-hitting-another-record-low For the sixth year in a row, the number of U.S. births fell in 2020, reaching the lowest level since 1979. The fertility rate remains "below replacement" — the level needed to compensate for deaths. Wed, 05 May 2021 17:03:19 GMT /news/2021-05-05/u-s-birthrate-fell-by-4-in-2020-hitting-another-record-low Bill Chappell Her Own Birth Was 'Fertility Fraud' And Now She Needs Fertility Treatment /2020-01-20/her-own-birth-was-fertility-fraud-and-now-she-needs-fertility-treatment Years ago, doctors sometimes lied about whose sperm they used for artificial inseminations. Could it happen now? Some argue regulation is weak in the multibillion dollar fertility treatment industry. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:02:00 GMT /2020-01-20/her-own-birth-was-fertility-fraud-and-now-she-needs-fertility-treatment Lauren Bavis, Jake Harper U.S. Births Fell To A 32-Year Low In 2018; CDC Says Birthrate Is In Record Slump /2019-05-15/u-s-births-fell-to-a-32-year-low-in-2018-cdc-says-birthrate-is-in-record-slump "The birthrate is a barometer of despair," demographer Dowell Myers says. Not since 1986 has the U.S. seen so few babies born. Wed, 15 May 2019 17:21:21 GMT /2019-05-15/u-s-births-fell-to-a-32-year-low-in-2018-cdc-says-birthrate-is-in-record-slump Bill Chappell U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level /2018-05-17/u-s-births-dip-to-30-year-low-fertility-rate-sinks-further-below-replacement-level The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate — the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers. Thu, 17 May 2018 13:42:00 GMT /2018-05-17/u-s-births-dip-to-30-year-low-fertility-rate-sinks-further-below-replacement-level Bill Chappell Too Many Babies Born Early In Florida /health-care/2015-11-06/too-many-babies-born-early-in-florida The March of Dimes has issued its 2015 report card on early births across the country and Florida gets bad grades for its premature birth rates.The state… Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:15:33 GMT /health-care/2015-11-06/too-many-babies-born-early-in-florida Sammy Mack