Birthrates by age

[89th]

Saw this on reddit.

Some notes/comments seen:

• access to contraceptives for kids 12+ much easier under ACA starting in 2012
• 2008 recession delayed lots of folks based on getting out of debt before kids
• living costs are "so high" that some females aren't ready until after 35 to even think about supporting a family

The drop off of the 20-24 is pretty stark considering it's just the last decade and a half.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1ovuewh/thirties_are_the_new_twenties_trends_in_us_births/

[89th]

And yes, starting in 2022, more babies were born to over-40 than under-20.

[jon-nyc]

Wow. Stark indeed.

We had an over-40 birth in 2009. My niece gave birth to her second on Tuesday at 39, her first was 3 years ago. So she's in the rising trend.