baby bust

Noun

1. A decrease in the birthrate.
   • By contrast, when today’s 18-to-29-year-old group was born, the baby boom was fading into the so-called baby bust, with its precipitous decline in the U.S. birthrate. - 1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in Time
   • But the real societal challenge of a Covid baby bust will be a smaller work force, which portends lower economic productivity and fewer workers to contribute to the tax base. - 2021 March 4, Melissa S. Kearney, Phillip B. Levine, “We Expect 300,000 Fewer Births Than Usual This Year”, in The New York Times