US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived
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February 6, 2026 11:00 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data.
Slightly over 3.6 million births have been reported through birth certificates, or about 24,000 fewer than in 2024. The decline seems to confirm predictions by some experts, who doubted a slight increase in births in 2024 marked the start of an upward trend.
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