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[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Most of it comes from declines in teen pregnancy. I see that as a win.

Also, in the 2007-2025 time span where fertility dropped 23%, the US still managed to add 41 million people to its population.