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Baby boom, the increase in the U.S. birth rate between 1946 and 1964; also, the generation born during that period. The uncertainties of the Great Depression and World War II led many couples to delay having children. The economic prosperity that followed the war was accompanied by a surge in population.
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A baby boom is a period marked by a significant increase of births. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds of defined national and cultural populations. The cause of baby booms involves various fertility factors.
Baby boomer, member of the generation born during the population surge in the years immediately following World War II, from 1946 to 1964. The size of the generation, coupled with other factors, helped reshape the U.S. politically, culturally, and economically.
On average, 4.24 million babies were born per year between 1946 and 1964, when birth rates finally began to decline again. In 1964, the 76.4 million babies born during the baby boom generation constituted a whopping 40% of the US population, which was then about 192 million. 5. US crude birth rates from 1909 to 2009.
Baby boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964 during the mid-20th century baby boom. The dates, the demographic context, and the cultural identifiers may vary by country.
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May 25, 2018 · Updated on May 25, 2018. The dramatic increase in the number of births from 1946 to 1964 in the United States (1947 to 1966 in Canada and 1946 to 1961 in Australia) is called the Baby Boom.