Summary
U.S. birth rates continued to fall in 2025, with 3.6 million births reported, a 1% drop from 2024. The Trump administration aims to increase birth rates by changing the Title X family planning program to focus less on contraception and more on fertility and reproductive health issues.
Key Facts
- In 2025, there were 3.6 million births in the U.S., down 1% from 2024.
- The fertility rate fell to 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15-44, a 23% decline since 2007.
- President Trump has called for a "new baby boom" and is seeking ways to encourage more births.
- Title X is the federal program providing contraception and reproductive health care to low-income women.
- The 2027 Title X funding guidelines focus more on fertility problems and family formation than on contraception.
- The new Title X plans do not mention preventing unintended pregnancies, which was a prior goal.
- Experts say the birth rate decline is mostly due to women delaying childbirth, not lack of contraception.
- Researchers believe making childbearing more desirable is more effective than restricting contraception to raise birth rates.
