The fertility rate in the U.S. was on a constant decline between 2014 and 2020 and has fluctuated since then, CDC reports.

Fertility rate more specifically refers to the number of births among “women of reproductive age.” Fertility rates are a stronger indicator of population patterns over time, whereas it can be ...

A 2022 study from one large fertility center found that 70% of women who froze at least 20 eggs before the age of 38 had a baby, but success rates dropped off considerably the older women were and ...

So declining fertility rates certainly have broader implications ... Consider: Raising a child to age 17 costs an estimated $310,605 for a middle-class family, according to the Brookings Institution.