USA Children born last year decreased by 4% year-on-year, low level for the first time in about 40 years

The number of children born in the United States last year fell by 4% from the previous year, the lowest level in about 40 years.

In addition to late marriage, it is believed that the background is the increasing financial burden on the younger generation.

According to the announcement on the 5th of the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children born last year in the United States, "the number of births," was 3,605,201, a decrease of 4% from the previous year.

The number of births has fallen below the previous year for the sixth consecutive year, the lowest level in about 40 years since 1979.

In addition, the total fertility rate, which is an indicator of the number of children a woman gives birth to in her lifetime, dropped from 1.70 in the previous year to 1.63 last year, setting a new record low.

The American media and others have analyzed that the background is that in addition to late marriage, the number of younger generations who feel financial burden such as tuition loans is increasing and hesitate to give birth.

The effects of the new coronavirus are expected to appear in earnest in the number of births since this year.