Originally Posted by Yuri
Some latest vital stats for the United States:
1957: 4,308,000 births; 1,633,128 deaths; +2,666,872 natural growth (highest natural growth ever recorded)
2007: 4,316,234 births; 2,423,712 deaths; +1,892,522 natural growth (highest number of births ever recorded)
2021: 3,664,292 births; 3,464,231 deaths; +200,061 natural growth (lowest natural growth ever recorded, highest number of deaths ever recorded, Covid crisis peak)
2023: 3,596,017 births; 3,090,964 deaths; +505,053 natural growth (lowest number of births since 1979)
2024: 3,622,673 births; 3,072,551 deaths; +550,122 natural growth (lowest fertility rate ever recorded 1.599 child/woman)
Figures for Jan-Mai 2025 have already been released. A tiny decrease on the number of births and a good increase on deaths. It seems natural growth will fall below 500k again:
Births Jan-Mai 2024: 1,470,366
Deaths Jan-Mai 2024: 1,311,778
Natural Growth: +158,588
Births Jan-Mai 2025: 1,461,364
Deaths Jan-Mai 2025: 1,338,379
Natural Growth: +122,985
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