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US Birth Rates Increased 1 Percent in 2021, Not Enough for Generational Replacement

US Birth Rates Increased 1 Percent in 2021, Not Enough for Generational Replacement
Americans have been having fewer children since the 1970s, far below the required numbers to effectively replace a generation. Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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5/25/2022|Updated: 5/25/2022

The number of births in the United States in 2021 was slightly higher than in 2020, the first annual increase since 2014, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“The provisional number of births for the United States in 2021 was 3,659,289, up 1 percent from 2020,” the report pdf) stated.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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