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We're having fewer babies. Does it matter?

We're having fewer babies. Does it matter?

Falling birthrates have a lot of people concerned.

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Jul 02, 2021
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Americans aren’t having very many babies.

In fact, it’s not just in America, it’s worldwide: all across the globe, women are giving birth to fewer children than they were a year ago or two years ago, or, really, ever.

In 2018, the U.S. birthrate hit a record low. Then it hit new record lows in 2019. And then again in 2020. Right now, the number of childre…

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