{"id":110,"date":"2026-05-26T15:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:40:48","slug":"declining-fertility-rate-becoming-existential-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=110","title":{"rendered":"Declining Fertility Rate Becoming \u2018Existential Crisis\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A decades-long decline in the fertility rate that hit new lows in 2025 is sparking concerns among health experts of a larger fertility crisis that could impact the economy and national security.<\/p>\n

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The Daily Caller reports that the general fertility rate was 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 in 2025, down from 53.8 in 2024, according to\u00a0 from the National Center for Health Statistics.<\/p>\n

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US fertility rates just hit another record low<\/p>\n

In 2025, the US general fertility rate fell to 53.1 \u2013 the lowest level ever recorded<\/p>\n

Japan, South Korea, and Germany have already been shrinking for years. Japan has been shrinking for years, South Korea\u2019s population has already\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/WfZQXPTyEx<\/p>\n

\u2014 X Freeze (@XFreeze) May 1, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThe warnings of a growing crisis are based in concerns that no economy grows without people, pension systems cannot survive without younger workers, and cultures with or without families having children.<\/p>\n

Heritage Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Emma Waters explained that while many factors may be contributing to the declining birth rate, three reasons that stand out include, social media and smartphones, the role of abortion and birth control, and a drop in marriage rates.<\/p>\n

Waters explained that, \u201cSince the introduction of the iPhone, [every] country has seen a marked decline in births that doesn\u2019t look like it is reversing any time soon, including the U.S. . . . we are seeing more men and women replace meaningful time with others with scrolling, screen addictions, or a sense that there is too much to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding abortion and birth control, Waters added, \u201cWhile we can have a meaningful conversation about the morality of each separately, the statistics don\u2019t lie: The last year that the birth rate was above replacement was 1972, and since the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade erroneously created a constitutional right to abortion in 1973, the birth rate has never recovered.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Waters also described the drop in marriage rates as one of the \u201cprimary drivers of declining birth rates\u201d with the New York Times reporting that the marriage rate hit a 140-year low in 2019.<\/p>\n

That observation is backed by 2025 estimates from the Census Bureau showing less than half of American households were married couples.<\/p>\n

Possible solutions to the declining fertility rate include prioritizing infertility treatment and early diagnosis of reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis and male-factor infertility, according to Waters.<\/p>\n

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently described the nation\u2019s declining birth rate as an \u201cexistential crisis\u201d which poses a \u201cthreat\u201d to the economy and national security.<\/p>\n

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.@SecKennedy outlines America\u2019s fertility crisis:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now have a fertility rate officially of 1.57, and that\u2019s down from 1920\u2026it was at 3.26.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s way below the replacement rate which is 2.1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is actually approaching the rates they have in China and Japan.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/JP3vN6x7kI<\/p>\n

\u2014 HHS Rapid Response (@HHSResponse) May 11, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nHHS has also launched a new online resource aiming to offer \u201cguidance and information to support the health and well-being of mothers and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

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