In the [[United State]], the birth rate has been falling since the [[Great Recession of 2008]], dropping almost 23 percent between 2007 and 2022. As of 2023, the average [[American]] [[woman]] has about 1.6 children, down from three in 1950, and significantly below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 children needed to sustain a stable population. | In the [[United State]], the birth rate has been falling since the [[Great Recession of 2008]], dropping almost 23 percent between 2007 and 2022. As of 2023, the average [[American]] [[woman]] has about 1.6 children, down from three in 1950, and significantly below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 children needed to sustain a stable population. |