As the novel coronavirus spreads, demographers say in fact, births could decrease. And other demographic shifts are likely as well
Will we see a"baby boom" nine months later, since so many couples are cooped up inside with nowhere to go? Sure, this kind of trend has been reported before. But demographers think it's unlikely to occur this time around. In fact, they say the United States will probably see the number of births decrease. And other notable population shifts are likely as well.
If the number of deaths start to outpace the number of births, societal strain can follow. Imagine a growing number of people retiring, but fewer young people in the workforce, or a growing number of elderly without enough people to care for them.And already, the US is closer than ever to that happening.Recently released government data shows the country's population growth rate is the lowest it's been in more than a century. It was just .
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: 200,000 deaths from virus is optimistic 01:52"There's potential for population loss over the coming year," Sáenz says. William Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the past decade is already on pace to be the slowest for population growth in US history. But he doesn't think the coronavirus will move the needle as much when it comes to overall population numbers.
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