Births
in 42 states, including Washington, DC, have kept declining from 2018 to 2019, according
to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau information. Only 8 states —Vermont,
Utah, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona — witnessed their
birth rates rise from 2018 to 2019.
As
the news has chronicled, the United States birth rate, in general, has dipped
for the 4th consecutive year. In the year 2018, less than 3 million babies were
born within the United States— a decline of 2%, or nearly 64,000 births, since
the year 2017.
The
overall fertility rate, standing at 1,729.5 births/ 1,000 women, stays below
replacement level — the quantity of births had to at least replace one
generation of American people. Each year, there has to be a minimum of 2,100
births/1,000 women to be considered above or at replacement level.
According
to the CDC, the birth rate, since 1971, has stood at below replacement level.
Birth rates around all major racial groups — Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites,
non-Hispanic Asians, and non-Hispanic blacks — were once again below
replacement level for the year 2018.
Despite
a reduction in birth rate that is below replacement level, Democrat and Republican
lawmakers have yet to establish a national agenda that increases American
births, family and fertility rates.
On
the flip side, Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, implemented a
pro-family agenda that increases Hungary’s birth rate among similar swift
decline, according to news sources. As part of this agenda, Hungary’s
government offers a loan of $33,000 to qualified couples in Hungary after they
marry. This loan is completely forgiven by the government as long as the couple
bears 3 children.
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