The rate of births in the United States fell to a new record low in 2020, according to data released on Feb. 7 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were 3.61 million children born in the United States in 2020, the lowest total since 1980, according to data drawn from birth certificates (pdf) and compiled by the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System The rate of births among women aged 15-44 declined 4 percent compared to 2019 to an all-time low of 56 births per 1,000 females, according to the data. The decline in the US birth rate and total births continues a trend that started in 2008, according to data drawn from birth certificates. Even though America’s population has grown by 100 million from 1980 to 2020, there were fewer births in the U.S. last year than three decades ago. Birth rates fell for women aged 15 to …