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In reply to the discussion: U.S. fertility dips to its lowest rate since the 1970s [View all]peppertree
(21,604 posts)36. No. The fertility rate is the lowest ON RECORD.
The 1976 record low had already been broken by the 2018 rate.
What was record, was the percentage decline in birth rates year-on-year.
These are fertility rates from 1960 to 2019, then take 4% off the 2019 figure:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SPDYNTFRTINUSA
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muriel_volestrangler
May 2021
#16
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May 2021
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May 2021
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LudwigPastorius
May 2021
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That, however, is an article from May 2020 reporting the 2019 figures
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May 2021
#19
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May 2021
#17
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May 2021
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