Shocking new survey reveals how many young Americans want to get married, have kids in 2025

Don’t tell their mothers. Less than half of young Americans think having kids is important, a shocking new survey found. Out of the more than 2,000 18-to-29-year-olds surveyed for this year’s Harvard Youth Poll, only 48% said procreating is crucial – and even fewer, 46%, believed children were within reach. Having kids was ranked the lowest among the six life goals respondents were asked about in the March survey, behind financial security, home ownership, long-term romantic partnership, marriage and significant wealth.Marriage was on the outs too.Overall, 57% of respondents said getting married was important, while 53% said they were optimistic they would actually make it to the altar. Instead, more young Americans — 67% — prioritized finding a long-term romantic relationship. While men and women rated romantic goals equally important, 62% of women were confident about finding a long-term partner compared to 52% of men, and were more optimistic about tying the knot, with 56% of women considering it a likely goal and 49% of men feeling the same.The majority of young women, 53%, said political agreement in a romantic relationship was important, while only 42% of men felt the same. Across party lines, 70% of Democrats thought political alignment with a partner was important, versus 48% of Republicans. Political party affiliation also played a role in how young people viewed the questions, according to the survey results published April 23.Conservatives put a premium on having children, with 69% of Republicans calling it important compared to 43% of Democrats.Getting married was ranked as important for 75% of Republicans but just 56% of liberals.When it comes to expectations for women, far more young Republicans than Democrats — 25% vs.

3% — said females feel pressure to prioritize career over family, while liberals were significantly more likely than conservatives — 32% vs.11% — to believe society pressures women to prioritize family over ca...