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The Truth About Declining Fertility Rates 

by ARC Fertility | Fertility Blog

Declining Birth Rate

Make the Best Decisions for Your Family with ARC Fertility 

Why Fertility Rates Are Dropping 

In 2023, US fertility dropped to a record low after a steady decline for several decades: 1.62 births per woman. Despite a slight uptick in 2024, the birth rate is still below the 2.1 needed to sustain a growing population.  

In general, people who can give birth are waiting longer to have children and having fewer children when they do. 

Multiple factors contribute to this drop in the fertility rate: 

  • More fulfilling careers
  • Access to contraception
  • Economic and sociopolitical instability
  • Fertility treatment costs

Choose Your Own Fertility Story 

ARC Fertility believes that everybody deserves to make the most informed, comfortable, and responsible choices about their own fertility. And nobody should be kept from comprehensive family-forming services due to a lack of funds or access.  

If you’re thinking of having a baby further along in your journey, consider the following reproductive services at any ARC Fertility partner clinic: 

  • Egg freezing and donation 
  • In-vitro fertilization (IVF) 
  • Surrogacy 
  • Affordable treatment packages and fertility financing 
  • Expert Care Navigators to guide and support you every step of the way  

Regardless of fertility statistics, the decision to have children is deeply personal. You deserve empathetic, affordable, top-tier care.  

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