The U.S. birthrate has fallen to the lowest level in decades, data released on Wednesday show.
The rate of births in the United States fell by 4 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, with approximately 3.6 million babies being born.
That figure represents the sixth-consecutive annual decline in the U.S. and the lowest rate of birth since 1979, Reuters reported.