One chart shows how Gen Zers are way less likely to have kids than older generations at their age
Source: Business Insider ·
An analysis shows Gen Zers in their 20s are much less likely to have at least one kid than millennials, Gen X, and boomers at their age.
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Gen Zers are less likely to have at least one kid than older generations were at the same age.Rawlstock/Getty ImagesGen Zers are much less likely to have at least one kid than older generations at the same age.Not wanting kids, affordability problems, and medical challenges are plausible reasons.Having at least three kids is becoming less common across income percentiles, except in the top 1%.Birth rates in the US have been falling for decades, but there's been an especially large drop in the likelihood of Gen Zers in their 20s having a kid compared with their older peers at the same age.For 26-year-old Gen Zers, the likelihood of having at least one kid was 26%, down from 47% for millennials, 50% for Gen X, and 46% for boomers at that age. There were also differences between Gen Z and older generations in the probability of wanting another kid.That's based on an analysis by a group of researchers published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Julie Hotchkiss, a research economist…