baby boom

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This problem is actually temporary because members of the the massive baby boom generation are now largely retired, and their numbers will gradually diminish in the years ahead.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

The U.S. total fertility rate has been at or below the so-called replacement rate of 2.1 for around half a century, ever since the baby boom peaked around 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

That all being said, there has been something else going on in the UK housing market which means that even among those born in the baby boom years, there is a big degree of inequality.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

None of this will engineer a baby boom.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

This spring in particular has seen quite the baby boom.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate