US birthrate continues to slow because of recession

[Sherman A1]

The Census Bureau is once again revising its U.S. population projections downward as the impact of the recession continues to dampen Americans’ desire to have babies.

The nation is projected to have 416.8 million people by 2060, 3.5 million fewer than estimated just two years ago, the Census Bureau said on Wednesday.

Projections made early last decade starkly illustrate the radical shift in population trends. In 2002 the bureau saw a nation growing to 439 million by 2050. In 2012 the forecast slipped to 400 million. Today it’s down even farther, to 398.3 million, with the 400 million mark pushed back to 2051.

“The pace of U.S. population growth is slowing, and the population continues to become more diverse,” said Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy. “This will produce a rich tapestry of demographic change in the U.S. over the next several decades.”

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/10/census-populationdiversity.html

[LuvNewcastle]

1. Too bad this isn't happening in a lot of other places in the world.

I think the human population increase is a problem that's just as serious as climate change. We should distribute birth control pills and condoms to people all over the world free of charge.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. +1