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Birth rate in United States
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
section.rank · Countries
section.updated Oct 21, 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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education
10 figures
tourism
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climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
10.6per 1,000
−0.1
section.change_since
Countries · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−1.9
vs section.levels.world
−5.7
section.levels.world: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · United States · section.levels.world
−1.9 section.change_since
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section.levels.world
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
section.compare Birth rate · per 1,000 people
United States
10.6
section.levels.world
16.3
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United States · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
10.6 · 2024
First value
23.7 · 1960
Highest
23.7 · 1960
Lowest
10.6 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
section.all_years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | United States | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.6 | −0.1 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | −0.3 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 11.0 | ±0.0 | 16.6 |
| 2021 | 11.0 | +0.1 | 16.8 |
| 2020 | 10.9 | −0.5 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | −0.2 | 17.8 |
| 2018 | 11.6 | −0.2 | 18.2 |
| 2017 | 11.8 | −0.4 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | 12.2 | −0.2 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | 12.4 | −0.1 | 19.3 |
| 2014 | 12.5 | +0.1 | 19.8 |
| 2013 | 12.4 | −0.2 | 19.9 |
| 2012 | 12.6 | −0.1 | 20.4 |
| 2011 | 12.7 | −0.3 | 20.3 |
| 2010 | 13.0 | −0.5 | 20.2 |
| 2009 | 13.5 | −0.5 | 20.4 |
| 2008 | 14.0 | −0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2007 | 14.3 | ±0.0 | 20.6 |
| 2006 | 14.3 | +0.3 | 20.6 |
| 2005 | 14.0 | ±0.0 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 14.0 | −0.1 | 21.0 |
| 2003 | 14.1 | +0.1 | 21.1 |
| 2002 | 14.0 | −0.1 | 21.4 |
| 2001 | 14.1 | −0.3 | 21.7 |
| 2000 | 14.4 | +0.2 | 22.1 |
| 1999 | 14.2 | −0.1 | 22.3 |
| 1998 | 14.3 | +0.1 | 22.7 |
| 1997 | 14.2 | −0.2 | 23.1 |
| 1996 | 14.4 | −0.2 | 23.5 |
| 1995 | 14.6 | −0.4 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | 15.0 | −0.4 | 24.2 |
| 1993 | 15.4 | −0.4 | 24.6 |
| 1992 | 15.8 | −0.4 | 25.0 |
| 1991 | 16.2 | −0.5 | 25.6 |
| 1990 | 16.7 | +0.3 | 26.3 |
| 1989 | 16.4 | +0.4 | 26.7 |
| 1988 | 16.0 | +0.3 | 27.2 |
| 1987 | 15.7 | +0.1 | 27.6 |
| 1986 | 15.6 | −0.2 | 27.7 |
| 1985 | 15.8 | +0.2 | 27.6 |
| 1984 | 15.6 | ±0.0 | 27.6 |
| 1983 | 15.6 | −0.3 | 27.9 |
| 1982 | 15.9 | +0.1 | 28.5 |
| 1981 | 15.8 | −0.1 | 28.2 |
| 1980 | 15.9 | +0.3 | 27.8 |
| 1979 | 15.6 | +0.6 | 27.7 |
| 1978 | 15.0 | −0.1 | 27.8 |
| 1977 | 15.1 | +0.5 | 28.0 |
| 1976 | 14.6 | ±0.0 | 28.4 |
| 1975 | 14.6 | −0.2 | 29.2 |
| 1974 | 14.8 | ±0.0 | 29.9 |
| 1973 | 14.8 | −0.8 | 30.7 |
| 1972 | 15.6 | −1.6 | 31.4 |
| 1971 | 17.2 | −1.2 | 31.8 |
| 1970 | 18.4 | +0.5 | 32.6 |
| 1969 | 17.9 | +0.3 | 32.8 |
| 1968 | 17.6 | −0.2 | 33.3 |
| 1967 | 17.8 | −0.6 | 33.2 |
| 1966 | 18.4 | −1.0 | 33.5 |
| 1965 | 19.4 | −1.7 | 34.5 |
| 1964 | 21.1 | −0.6 | 35.2 |
| 1963 | 21.7 | −0.7 | 36.3 |
| 1962 | 22.4 | −0.9 | 35.2 |
| 1961 | 23.3 | −0.4 | 31.2 |
| 1960 | 23.7 | 32.0 |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Birth rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Algeria | 25.4 | |
| 18 | Argentina | 16.8 | |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 20.2 | |
| 21 | Brazil | 14.1 | |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 9.4 | |
| 30 | Canada | 10.6 | |
| 24 | Chile | 12.7 | |
| 22 | China | 13.6 | |
| 20 | Colombia | 14.3 | |
| 4 | Congo - Brazzaville | 34.1 | |
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 42.9 | |
| 29 | Czechia | 10.7 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 17.6 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 26.7 | |
| 35 | Finland | 9.6 | |
| 27 | France | 11.8 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 31.0 | |
| 36 | Germany | 9.6 | |
| 39 | Greece | 8.6 | |
| 9 | Honduras | 23.8 | |
| 40 | Hong Kong SAR China | 8.3 | |
| 14 | India | 18.8 | |
| 15 | Indonesia | 18.1 | |
| 41 | Italy | 7.9 | |
| 13 | Lebanon | 19.2 | |
| 5 | Liberia | 33.9 | |
| 32 | Lithuania | 10.3 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 17.7 | |
| 34 | Netherlands | 10.1 | |
| 28 | Norway | 11.2 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 21.8 | |
| 33 | Poland | 10.1 | |
| 31 | Romania | 10.4 | |
| 23 | Russia | 12.9 | |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 19.6 | |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 34.2 | |
| 42 | South Korea | 7.9 | |
| 38 | Spain | 8.8 | |
| 19 | Türkiye | 16.6 | |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 11.8 | |
| 25 | United States | 12.2 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 36.0 |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016
section.what
Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.
section.how
Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.
people
United States in numbers
Population
342M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025
Population density
37.3
2025
Median age
38.9
2024
Children under 15
17.6%
2024
Children under 18
22.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
17.2%
2024
Life expectancy
79.0
2024
Births per woman
1.63
2024
Infant mortality
5.5
2024
Net migration
3.9
2023
Born abroad
14.1%
2024