Get the Facts: What's behind lower birth rates in the US?

WYFF 4 reports that declined in 2025, according to a report released in April by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The data showed a 1% decline in the birth rate to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44.

The national rate of births has declined almost every year for the past two decades.Factors contributing to lower fertility rates in the U.S.

include lower rates of teen pregnancy, women getting married later and more women earning college degrees, according to Pew Research Center.

Fertility rates have declined in all world regions since 1950, according to Pew.

Fertility rates, as opposed to birth rates, measure the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime.The decline over the past year can be attributed to birth rates trending down for women ages 15 to 29.