Why aren't Americans having more babies ?

US fertility rate crashes to historic low as America heads for 'population crisis' by 2050.
The fertility rate in the US has plunged to another new low, with fewer women than at any point in history having children.
The rate was 54.5 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15 to 44 years old) last year, a three percent fall compared to 56 in 2022.
The number of babies born in the US also declined year-over-year, with just under 3.6million live births in 2023.
At the same time, immigration is soaring, with a record 2.6million immigrants coming to the US legally in 2022, and up to 14million people when accounting for illegal migration.
Experts say the US is headed for a so-called 'underpopulation crisis' by 2050, when too few people are born to support its current economic system.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13761685/US-fertility-rate-crashes-historic-low-America-underpopulated.html

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swirlie · F

Regardless of the reason, immigration to the USA is what fills that void. The same thing is happening in Canada and in central Europe as well. Women are choosing to not bring children into this world for many reasons. The only way to offset that population deficiency is to invite immigration to your country, otherwise life as we've come to enjoy living in a democracy will begin to unravel in about 25 years from now.

We either have to start having babies, or we have to rely on people from other countries to have babies and bring them with them when they immigrate to your country. It's one or the other, make your choice.