Alabama faces a ‘demographic cliff’ as deaths surpass births

Alabama faces a ‘demographic cliff’ as deaths surpass births

Alabama has seen more of its residents die since 2020 than the number of newborns welcomed into the state’s families over that same period.

US could face demographic crisis within a decade as deaths predicted to outnumber births: report

The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that US deaths will surpass births by 2033, driven by a below replacement fertility rate of 1.6 births per woman. Combined with reduced immigration, the population outlook raises alarms for economic and demographic stability.

Alabama’s death rate surpasses birth rate in study from UA demographer

Death rates, or mortality, have surpassed birth rates, or natality, in the state of Alabama since 2020, according to research by Nyesha Black, director of demographics at the University’s Center for Business and Economic Research. This new information heralds a time of change for the state, which is already undergoing large shifts in population. Black, while also working for the University and in Birmingham’s city planning, is Alabama’s unoffici…