The period from the end of World War II through the mid-1960s marked by unusually high birth rates.
a demographic phase marked by an increase in the birth rate of a conuntry, and a corresponding population increase
'Baby Boom' is the term applied to the period of time from January 1, 1946 to December 31, 1964 when there was a boom in the birth rate. This period of time saw over 77 million births occur.
Markedly higher birth rate in the years following World War II; led to the biggest demographic “bubble'' in American history.
A period from 1945 to the mid-1960s in which the average fertility rate in the United States was over 3 children per woman.
the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
A dramatic post-World War II increase in fertility and birth rates in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Between 1946 and 1964, 76 million American babies were born.
A dramatic increase in fertility rates and in the absolute number of births in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand during the period following World War II (1947-1961). Source: PRB
Post-World War II Americans idealized the family. After the war, marriage and birth rates rose precipitously and the divorce rate dropped. The prolonged birth rate surge came to be referred to as the "baby boom."
Baby Boom is a 1987 film starring Diane Keaton. The film also launched a subsequent television show starring Kate Jackson, running from 1988 to 1989.
