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ALARMING REPORT: US population's growth will slow to zero by 2056
A recently published report from the Congressional Budget Office shows a concerning, continuous decline in U.S. births and projects a potentially disastrous consequence for U.S. society. According to the report, the U.S. population is projected to stop growing in 2056 and to begin shrinking two years later.
A report from the Congressional Budget Office found the U.S. population will stop growing by 2056.
After the U.S. fertility rate peaked in 2007 at 2.12 births per woman, it has steadily declined.
In 2024, the fertility rate declined to just 1.60 births per woman, far below the replacement rate of 2.1
CBO projections put the fertility rate at 1.58 births per woman in 2026, and 1.53 births per woman in 2036, with that low rate remaining for the following 20 years.
The U.S. population's growth is projected to slow to zero in 2056, then begin to shrink in the following years.
Each year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) makes 30-year population projections based on existing laws, policies, and demographic trends. This year’s report is based on data and policies as of September 30, 2025. The report provides valuable insight into the relationship between population, policy, and economy, and helps the government assess potential policies and actions.
This year’s population report from the CBO reveals a dangerously low U.S. fertility rate and holds a bleak forecast for the US population over the next few decades.
Since peaking in 2007 at 2.12 births per woman (barely above the replacement rate of 2.1), the US fertility rate dropped to just 1.60 births per woman in 2024. This drop is due in part to the steep decline in births among women under the age of 25. The CBO report projects that the fertility rate will drop even further this year to 1.58 births per woman. Projections show that in 2036, the birth rate will drop to 1.53 births per woman, and that rate will hold fairly steady for the following 20 years.
The CBO predicts that over the next 30 years, the U.S. population will grow older on average, with births falling short of deaths beginning in the year 2030.
The report offers a grim prediction:
Over time, the negative net contribution of births and deaths increasingly offsets the positive contribution of net immigration, until population growth slows to zero in 2056. The population is projected to shrink thereafter.
Immigration is currently offsetting the low birth rate among Americans. Foreign-born mothers have a higher fertility rate than native-born American women, and nearly 25% of all U.S. births are now to immigrant women.
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·ALARMING REPORT: US population's growth will slow to zero by 2056
A recently published report from the Congressional Budget Office shows a concerning, continuous decline in U.S. births and projects a potentially disastrous consequence for U.S. society. According to the report, the U.S. population is projected to stop growing in 2056 and to begin shrinking two years later.
A report from the Congressional Budget Office found the U.S. population will stop growing by 2056.
After the U.S. fertility rate peaked in 2007 at 2.12 births per woman, it has steadily declined.
In 2024, the fertility rate declined to just 1.60 births per woman, far below the replacement rate of 2.1
CBO projections put the fertility rate at 1.58 births per woman in 2026, and 1.53 births per woman in 2036, with that low rate remaining for the following 20 years.
The U.S. population's growth is projected to slow to zero in 2056, then begin to shrink in the following years.
Each year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) makes 30-year population projections based on existing laws, policies, and demographic trends. This year’s report is based on data and policies as of September 30, 2025. The report provides valuable insight into the relationship between population, policy, and economy, and helps the government assess potential policies and actions.
This year’s population report from the CBO reveals a dangerously low U.S. fertility rate and holds a bleak forecast for the US population over the next few decades.
Since peaking in 2007 at 2.12 births per woman (barely above the replacement rate of 2.1), the US fertility rate dropped to just 1.60 births per woman in 2024. This drop is due in part to the steep decline in births among women under the age of 25. The CBO report projects that the fertility rate will drop even further this year to 1.58 births per woman. Projections show that in 2036, the birth rate will drop to 1.53 births per woman, and that rate will hold fairly steady for the following 20 years.
The CBO predicts that over the next 30 years, the U.S. population will grow older on average, with births falling short of deaths beginning in the year 2030.
The report offers a grim prediction:
Over time, the negative net contribution of births and deaths increasingly offsets the positive contribution of net immigration, until population growth slows to zero in 2056. The population is projected to shrink thereafter.
Immigration is currently offsetting the low birth rate among Americans. Foreign-born mothers have a higher fertility rate than native-born American women, and nearly 25% of all U.S. births are now to immigrant women.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
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