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A tremendous surge has occurred in the number of younger women who remain childless5.7 million more women than expected are childless, based on late-2000s fertility trendsChildless rates have increased among women younger than 30 and in their early 30s

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a tremendous surge in the number of younger women in the U.S. who don’t have kids, a new study says.

There were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected in 2024, up from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022, according to a paper produced by the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy.

Over the past 17 years, this has resulted in nearly 12 million fewer births than expected, researchers said.

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