U.S. Population Growth, an Economic Driver, Grinds to a Halt
America’s weak population growth, already held back by a decadelong fertility slump, is dropping closer to zero because of the Covid-19 pandemic.In half of all states last year, more people died than were born, up from five states in 2019.population grew 0.35% for the year ended July 1, 2020, the lowest ever documented, and growth is expected to remain near flat this year.
Population growth is an important influence on the size of the labor market and a country’s fiscal and economic strength.