Ideal family size: How many children do U.S. adults want?
September 9, 2025
Even as the U.S. birth rate continues a slow but steady descent, now at a record low of 1.6 births per woman, American adults say having two to three children would be ideal. But family size often falls short.
A new Gallup poll shows that the “ideal family” size averages 2.7 children.
