Data Talks

Women who end up having kids are having a similar number of kids as mothers 20 years ago (and in the US, actually slightly more kids!)

But the proportion of women who have any children has fallen steeply in the past 15 years, the primary driver of declining fertility rates at… pic.twitter.com/vqX72MBDSF

— Devon ☀️ (@devonzuegel) May 16, 2026