Pew Research Center 180d ago

Should the U.S. government encourage more people to have kids? According to a Pew Research Center survey, a growing share of Americans says fewer people having children would negatively impact the country. Today, 53% hold this view, up 6 percentage points from last year. At the same time, a majority of Americans say the federal government should not play a role in encouraging more people to have children. What do you think? Tell us in the comments below. Video Producer: Kimberly Arias Editing by: Shawn Fok Story by: Kimberly Arias Reem Nadeem Rachel Minkin Graphics by: John Carlo Mandapat Thanks to: Jake Hays Blen Wondimu Kim Parker Anna Jackson Julia O’Hanlon ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. RELATED RESEARCH Growing share of Americans say fewer people having kids would negatively impact the U.S. (September 2025) https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/30/growing-share-of-americans-say-fewer-people-having-kids-would-negatively-impact-the-us/ WATCH MORE PEW RESEARCH CENTER VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/@pewresearch SUBSCRIBE TO PEW RESEARCH CENTER For our latest research, visit: https://www.pewresearch.org/ YouTube: ‪https://www.youtube.com/@pewresearch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pewresearch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pewresearch/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pew-research-center/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/pewresearch