>>22288667While the number of women who want children is declining, many women still want to have families. However, the reasons why women choose not to have children vary widely.
Women who want children
Just over half of adults ages 18 to 34 without children say they are interested in having them, according to a 2023 Pew Research survey.
Among women under 35, 41% say they want to have children, according to an Institute for Family Studies/YouGov survey.
The number of children American women hope to have hasn't changed much in the past few decades.
Women who don't want children
The share of U.S. adults younger than 50 without children who say they are unlikely to ever have kids rose 10 percentage points between 2018 and 2023.
Many factors are pushing women to choose not to have children, including the cost of raising children, health care costs, and lack of access to reproductive care.
Other considerations
Changing family dynamics and less pressure on young people to have kids are making the decision easier for some young people.
Careers are topping the list of priorities for young people.
moms aren't pressuring their kids to have grandkids like they used to
