baby bust

Coined as an opposite to baby boom.

baby bust (plural baby busts)

1. A decrease in the birthrate.
   • 2021 March 4, Melissa S. Kearney; Phillip B. Levine, “We Expect 300,000 Fewer Births Than Usual This Year”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     But the real societal challenge of a Covid baby bust will be a smaller work force, which portends lower economic productivity and fewer workers to contribute to the tax base.

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