Post-lockdown ‘baby boom’ never came; decline in birth continues
August 02, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The US has seen a steady decline in the number of births since 2008, and a “baby boom” anticipated after the Covid lockdown failed to materialize, writes Timothy Carney of the Washington Examiner.
The lockdown brought “the largest single-year percentage drop on record—almost 4% fewer babies” in 2020, Carney notes. The number of births increased slightly the next year, but by 2022 had resumed a downward trend, with an average annual decrease of 0.8%.
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