That's the lowest rate on record.

The rate was 56 births per 1,000 females in 2022 and 56.3 births per 1,000 females in 2021.

When asked by The Epoch Times why its experts believe the fertility rate has dropped so low, the CDC declined to answer.

The number of births also dropped from 3.66 million in 2022 to 3.59 million in 2023, according to the report. That's the lowest number since 1979.

The peak was in 2007, when 4.3 million births were recorded.