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August 27, 2025
In Pursuit: Marriage, Motherhood, And Women’s Well-Being
Marriage and fertility rates have reached all-time lows in the U.S. in recent years, as fewer people marry or have children. These trends are likely to continue in the future. In 2023, only 72% of 18-year-old women in the U.S. said they were likely to have children, down from 85% in the late 2000s.1 Though…