Brady Hamilton

Demographer, CDC National Center for Health Statistics

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U.S. birth rate hits record low as motherhood shifts to women over 30

Co-author of the 2025 births report

The U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low in 2025, capping two decades of decline that has cut births by nearly a quarter since 2007. The drop would have been larger if not for one counter-trend: women over 30 are having more babies than earlier generations of American women.

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