Fertility rates hit a record low in the United States in 2025, according to newly released provisional data.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said in a report released on April 9 that they reviewed 99.95 percent of all 2025 birth records received by the agency as of Feb. 3, 2026, and determined that the fertility rate for 2025 was 53.1 births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 44.
