Fertility rates in 2015 plummet to lowest in recorded history as study shows 3.4million ‘baby deficit’ since the recession
About 3.9million births occurred in 2015, lowest in recorded history
Decrease came despite an increase of 2.5million women ages 20 to 39
Fertility rates increased slightly among women ages 30 to 39 in 2015 compared to 2007
Teen pregnancies fell by a whopping 46per cent among 10 to 19-year-olds
By JESSICA CHIA
DAILYMAIL.COM
11 June 2016
Despite an increase in 2.5 million women between the ages of 20 and 39 in the last eight years, fertility rates in 2015 have plummeted to the lowest in recorded history, a new study shows.
Only 3,978,000 births were recorded in 2015, about 600,000 less than if women between the ‘childbearing ages of 20 to 39’ maintained the same fertility rates recorded in 2007, according to a study conducted by the University of New Hampshire.
Researchers have attributed the ‘baby bust’ to the Great Recession, although social shifts may play a role too, with a slight increase in fertility rates among women aged 30 to 39.
On the upside, teen pregnancies have also declined by a whopping 46per cent between women aged 10 to 19, between 2007 and 2015.
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