Birth Rate in the United States Trended Only Slightly Upwards in 2021
Birth Rate in the United States Trended , Only Slightly Upwards in 2021.<br />CNN reports the speculative baby boom <br />many foresaw from the COVID-19 pandemic has not come to fruition.<br />After rates plummeted in the first <br />year of the pandemic, 2021 saw only <br />a slight increase in births.<br />Data from the Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention (CDC), shows that 2021 <br />was the first time the U.S. birth rate <br />increased in the last seven years.<br />On average, births in the United States <br />have dropped by 2% since 2014.<br />On average, births in the United States <br />have dropped by 2% since 2014.<br />Between 2019 and 2020, <br />births declined by 4%.<br />Almost 3.7 million births occurred <br />in the United States in 2021, nearly <br />46,000 more than in 2020.<br />Almost 3.7 million births occurred <br />in the United States in 2021, nearly <br />46,000 more than in 2020.<br />Experts say the slight rise in births <br />in 2021 “doesn’t necessarily mean <br />that declining trend is over.”.<br />I’m always a little <br />bit skeptical of just <br />one year [of data]. , Beth Jarosz, demographer and director <br />Population Reference Bureau, via CNN.<br />But in this case, I really would need to see what happens in 2022 to try to suggest that that’s any kind of a rebound or trend. , Beth Jarosz, demographer and director <br />Population Reference Bureau, via CNN
