Births will keep US fertility at 51.0 or higher

The US general fertility rate will be 51.0 or higher in 2026 as reported in the NCHS annual provisional births report for 2026. That outcome will still sit below the provisional 2025 rate of 53.1 and the CDC’s final 2025 rate of 53.2, which fell from 53.8 in 2024. The report will be based on provis…