[https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/coronavirus-effect-us-population-growth-smallest-in-at-least-120-years/articleshow/79883229.cms](https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/coronavirus-effect-us-population-growth-smallest-in-at-least-120-years/articleshow/79883229.cms) >"Population growth in the U.S. already was stagnant over the past several years due to immigration restrictions and a dip in fertility, but coronavirus-related deaths exacerbated that lethargic-growth trend, said William Frey, a senior fellow at The Brooking Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program."