Number of births in US increased by 1% in 2024, according to CDC data

The number of births in the US increased slightly in 2024 to roughly 3.6 million, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The small increase of 1% in the number of births comes amid a long-term decline that began during the Great Recession, in about 2008. The provisional data was released on Wednesday. The number of births appears to be buoyed by Hispanic and Asian women, whose birth rates increased. The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics examines data based on nearly all births registered in 2024.