The US birth rate is at a record low Despite Elon Musk’s best efforts, the fertility rate in the US is well below the birth rate required for a population to replace itself. As plunging fertility rates worldwide foretell an impending global baby bust, governments are experimenting with incentives to encourage citizens to have more children, like President Trump’s proposed $5,000 “baby bonus” for new mothers. In fact, government intervention may have helped the country with the world’s lowest birth rate rise for the first time in nine years. See how America’s birth rate stacks up globally. #Data is beautiful sherwood.news/world/the-f..