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The American Baby Bust

What a Shrinking Population Means for the Country

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Jul 08, 2026
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The United States is slowly running out of babies. The statistics are striking. For decades, America maintained a robust birth rate that kept its population young and its economy humming. Recent data reveals a starkly different reality. The American fertility rate has fallen to roughly 1.6 births per woman. This figure sits well below the replacement le…

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