Decline in Birth Rates Among Younger Generations , Is a 'Crisis,' Experts Say.
Health department data
from more than two dozen states
revealed a seven percent drop
in December birth rates.
This means that the average number of children
that U.S. women are birthing has
fallen from four in the 1950s to less than two today.
Experts had been expecting an increase in
birth rates as a result of the pandemic.
The decline in birth rates could lead to a
"replacement level" too low for the
support of the older population.
We need to have enough working-age people to carry the load of these seniors, who deserve their retirement, they deserve all their entitlements, and they're gonna live out another 30 years, Dowell Myers, USC Professor, via CBS News.
Several factors have led to the declining birth rates,
but experts point to an increase of "burdens of life"
that the younger population faces. .
It really is a lot harder for young people today. It's amazing how much harder it is, Dowell Myers, USC Professor, via CBS News