Birth Rate in the United States Trended , Only Slightly Upwards in 2021.
CNN reports the speculative baby boom
many foresaw from the COVID-19 pandemic has not come to fruition.
After rates plummeted in the first
year of the pandemic, 2021 saw only
a slight increase in births.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), shows that 2021
was the first time the U.S. birth rate
increased in the last seven years.
On average, births in the United States
have dropped by 2% since 2014.
On average, births in the United States
have dropped by 2% since 2014.
Between 2019 and 2020,
births declined by 4%.
Almost 3.7 million births occurred
in the United States in 2021, nearly
46,000 more than in 2020.
Almost 3.7 million births occurred
in the United States in 2021, nearly
46,000 more than in 2020.
Experts say the slight rise in births
in 2021 “doesn’t necessarily mean
that declining trend is over.”.
I’m always a little
bit skeptical of just
one year [of data]. , Beth Jarosz, demographer and director
Population Reference Bureau, via CNN.
But in this case, I really would need to see what happens in 2022 to try to suggest that that’s any kind of a rebound or trend. , Beth Jarosz, demographer and director
Population Reference Bureau, via CNN