The U.S. fertility rate has hit another record low.

For every 1,000 women, aged 15-44, approximately 53 gave birth last year - down from 54 the previous year, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Birth rates decreased among those up to age 29 but increased for women aged 30-44, the CDC found.

The findings are indicative of a broader U.S. trend in recent decades and one that the Trump administration and its MAGA allies, including Elon Musk, have sought to reverse.

President Donald Trump was considering a proposal to offer $5,000 “baby bonuses” to new moms last year, according to The New York Times , and previously told the Conservative Political Action Conference he wanted to spur another “baby boom.” MAGA ally Elon Musk, who has 14 children and the president’s ear, fears declines in fertility rates could mean the “end of civilization.”

Billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have both called to reverse falling fertility rates.…