“US Birth Decline: Causes and Consequences of a 15% Drop in Births since 2007”

The number of babies born in the United States began a fall fifteen years ago that has not stopped. What initially appeared to be a simple pause linked to the 2008 financial crisis turned into a prolonged decline in fertility. According to provisional figures compiled each month, the United States recorded about 3.66 million births last year, a 15% drop since 2007, even as the number of women in their first years of fertility has increased. by 9%.