In 2022, the crude birth rate in the United States did not change in comparison to the previous year. The crude birth rate remained at 11 live births per 1,000 inhabitants. The crude birth rate refers to the number of live births in a given year, expressed per 1,000 population. When studied in combination with the crude death rate, the rate of natural population increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about the United States with key insights such as death rate, total fertility rate, and life expectancy of men at birth.

In the United States, the crude birth rate in 1800 was 48.3 live births per thousand people, meaning that 4.8 percent of the population had been born in that year. Between 1815 and 1825 the crude birth rate jumped from 46.5 to 54.7 (possibly due to Florida becoming a part of the US, but this is unclear), but from this point until the Second World War the crude birth rate dropped gradually, reaching 19.2 in 1935. Through the 1940s, 50s and 60s the US experienced it's baby boom, and the birth rate reached 24.1 in 1955, before dropping again until 1980. From the 1980s until today the birth rate's decline has slowed, and is expected to reach twelve in 2020, meaning that just over 1 percent of the population will be born in 2020.

Chart and table of the U.S. birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

This dataset includes crude birth rates and general fertility rates in the United States since 1909.

The number of states in the reporting area differ historically. In 1915 (when the birth registration area was established), 10 states and the District of Columbia reported births; by 1933, 48 states and the District of Columbia were reporting births, with the last two states, Alaska and Hawaii, added to the registration area in 1959 and 1960, when these regions gained statehood. Reporting area information is detailed in references 1 and 2 below. Trend lines for 1909–1958 are based on live births adjusted for under-registration; beginning with 1959, trend lines are based on registered live births.

United States US: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 12.400 Ratio in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 12.400 Ratio for 2015. United States US: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 15.100 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.700 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 12.400 Ratio in 2016. United States US: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for Fertility Rate, Total for the United States (SPDYNTFRTINUSA) from 1960 to 2022 about fertility, rate, and USA.

The fertility rate of a country is the average number of children that women from that country will have throughout their reproductive years. In the United States in 1800, the average woman of childbearing age would have seven children over the course of their lifetime. As factors such as technology, hygiene, medicine and education improved, women were having fewer children than before, reaching just two children per woman in 1940. This changed quite dramatically in the aftermath of the Second World War, rising sharply to over 3.5 children per woman in 1960 (children born between 1946 and 1964 are nowadays known as the 'Baby Boomer' generation, and they make up roughly twenty percent of todays US population). Due to the end of the baby boom and increased access to contraception, fertility reached it's lowest point in the US in 1980, where it was just 1.77. It did however rise to over two children per woman between 1995 and 2010, although it is expected to drop again by 2020, to just 1.78.

The total fertility rate in the United States saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 1.67 children per woman. However, 2022 marked the second consecutive increase of the fertility rate. The total fertility rate is the average number of children that a woman of childbearing age (generally considered 15 to 44 years) is expected to have throughout her reproductive years. Unlike birth rates, which are based on the actual number of live births in a given population, fertility rates are estimates (similar to life expectancy) that apply to a hypothetical woman, as they assume that current patterns in age-specific fertility will remain constant throughout her reproductive years.Find more statistics on other topics about the United States with key insights such as life expectancy of men at birth, total life expectancy at birth, and crude birth rate.

United States - Crude Birth Rate for Developing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa was 34.79180 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Crude Birth Rate for Developing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa reached a record high of 47.79126 in January of 1950 and a record low of 34.79180 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Crude Birth Rate for Developing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean was 16.11564 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean reached a record high of 43.35289 in January of 1950 and a record low of 16.11564 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Latin America and Caribbean - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

United States - Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Sub-Saharan Africa was 34.79017 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Sub-Saharan Africa reached a record high of 47.79126 in January of 1950 and a record low of 34.79017 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Sub-Saharan Africa - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Crude Birth Rate for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean was 16.25496 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Crude Birth Rate for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean reached a record high of 43.92137 in January of 1950 and a record low of 16.25496 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Crude Birth Rate for Developing Countries in Latin America and Caribbean - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women had the highest fertility rate of any ethnicity in the United States in 2022, with about 2,237.5 births per 1,000 women. The fertility rate for all ethnicities in the U.S. was 1,656.5 births per 1,000 women. What is the total fertility rate? The total fertility rate is an estimation of the number of children who would theoretically be born per 1,000 women through their childbearing years (generally considered to be between the ages of 15 and 44) according to age-specific fertility rates. The fertility rate is different from the birth rate, in that the birth rate is the number of births in relation to the population over a specific period of time. Fertility rates around the world Fertility rates around the world differ on a country-by-country basis, and more industrialized countries tend to see lower fertility rates. For example, Niger topped the list of the countries with the highest fertility rates, and Taiwan had the lowest fertility rate.

Crude Birth Rate for the Federated States of Micronesia was 22.71200 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Crude Birth Rate for the Federated States of Micronesia reached a record high of 43.60500 in January of 1960 and a record low of 22.71200 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Crude Birth Rate for the Federated States of Micronesia - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This dataset includes teen birth rates for females by age group, race, and Hispanic origin in the United States since 1960.

Data availability varies by race and ethnicity groups. All birth data by race before 1980 are based on race of the child. Since 1980, birth data by race are based on race of the mother. For race, data are available for Black and White births since 1960, and for American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian/Pacific Islander births since 1980. Data on Hispanic origin are available since 1989. Teen birth rates for specific racial and ethnic categories are also available since 1989. From 2003 through 2015, the birth data by race were based on the “bridged” race categories (5). Starting in 2016, the race categories for reporting birth data changed; the new race and Hispanic origin categories are: Non-Hispanic, Single Race White; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Black; Non-Hispanic, Single Race American Indian/Alaska Native; Non-Hispanic, Single Race Asian; and, Non-Hispanic, Single Race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (5,6). Birth data by the prior, “bridged” race (and Hispanic origin) categories are included through 2018 for comparison.

National data on births by Hispanic origin exclude data for Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma in 1989; New Hampshire and Oklahoma in 1990; and New Hampshire in 1991 and 1992. Birth and fertility rates for the Central and South American population includes other and unknown Hispanic. Information on reporting Hispanic origin is detailed in the Technical Appendix for the 1999 public-use natality data file (see ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/Nat1999doc.pdf).

United States US: Crude Death Rate: per 1000 Persons data was reported at 10.300 NA in 2050. This stayed constant from the previous number of 10.300 NA for 2049. United States US: Crude Death Rate: per 1000 Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 8.600 NA from Jun 2001 (Median) to 2050, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.300 NA in 2050 and a record low of 7.900 NA in 2009. United States US: Crude Death Rate: per 1000 Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

Crude birth rate of West Virginia fell by 1.16% from 9.5 births per 1,000 population in 2023 to 9.4 births per 1,000 population in 2024. Since the 0.33% upward trend in 2022, crude birth rate slipped by 1.51% in 2024.

Analysis of ‘NCHS - Births and General Fertility Rates: United States’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/704dd4ab-8519-4c5c-8d00-fbaa83389c06 on 26 January 2022.

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This dataset includes crude birth rates and general fertility rates in the United States since 1909.

The number of states in the reporting area differ historically. In 1915 (when the birth registration area was established), 10 states and the District of Columbia reported births; by 1933, 48 states and the District of Columbia were reporting births, with the last two states, Alaska and Hawaii, added to the registration area in 1959 and 1960, when these regions gained statehood. Reporting area information is detailed in references 1 and 2 below. Trend lines for 1909–1958 are based on live births adjusted for under-registration; beginning with 1959, trend lines are based on registered live births.

SOURCES

NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, birth data (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm); public-use data files (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/VitalStatsOnline.htm); and CDC WONDER (see http://wonder.cdc.gov/).

REFERENCES

1. National Office of Vital Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1950, Volume I. 1954. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/vsus_1950_1.pdf.

2. Hetzel AM. U.S. vital statistics system: major activities and developments, 1950-95. National Center for Health Statistics. 1997. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/usvss.pdf.

3. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States, 1967, Volume I–Natality. 1969. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/nat67_1.pdf.

4. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics reports; vol 66 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr66/nvsr66_01.pdf.

5. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Drake P. Births: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01.pdf.

6. Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, Driscoll AK, Births: Final data for 2018. National vital statistics reports; vol 68 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_13.pdf.

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United States Total Fertility Rate: Black data was reported at 1,639.000 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,675.000 % for 2021. United States Total Fertility Rate: Black data is updated yearly, averaging 2,072.250 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2022, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,480.000 % in 1990 and a record low of 1,639.000 % in 2022. United States Total Fertility Rate: Black data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G013: Fertility Rate.

Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Middle East and North Africa was 22.06838 Births per 1,000 People in January of 2019, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Middle East and North Africa reached a record high of 51.22235 in January of 1950 and a record low of 22.06838 in January of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Crude Birth Rate: All Income Levels for Middle East and North Africa - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.