U.S. Fertility Rate Reached Historic Low in 2025, Provisional CDC Data Shows Provisional data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 9, 2026, indicates the nation’s general fertility rate fell to a historic low in 2025. The report, based on an analysis of nearly all birth records received from last year, shows the rate was 53.1 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 44, a one percent decline from 2024. [1] Researchers stated this continues a long-term downward trend, with the rate having decreased by 23 percent since 2007. [2] The provisional figures account…

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