A study estimates the iPhone's diffusion explains 33%-52% of the decline in US births from 2007 to 2011, with the most pronounced effects among women aged 15-24 (Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times)

Jun 08, 2026 - 15:25
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A smartphone sits next to a chart showing how iPhone adoption correlates with declining US birth rates.

Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
A study estimates the iPhone's diffusion explains 33%-52% of the decline in US births from 2007 to 2011, with the most pronounced effects among women aged 15-24  —  Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling.  Two studies say that is not a coincidence.

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