Fertility Rate: United States
United States's fertility rate is currently 1.627 births per woman as of 2024. # United States Fertility Rate The United States fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.627 births per woman
+0.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
3.654 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.617 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — United States
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — United States
Analysis# United States Fertility Rate
The United States fertility rate stands at 1.627 births per woman in 2024, near its all-time low of 1.617 recorded in 2023. This represents a dramatic 55.5% decline from the peak of 3.654 births per woman in 1960, during the post-World War II Baby Boom era. The current rate sits well below the 2.1 replacement level needed to maintain population without immigration, signaling a fundamental shift in American family structures and reproductive choices over six decades.
The downward trajectory accelerated notably after 2015, when the rate was 1.844. Between 2015 and 2023, fertility dropped 12.2%, with particularly steep declines during 2019–2020. The minor uptick from 2023 to 2024 (1.617 to 1.627) suggests stabilization near historic lows, though sustained rates below replacement level indicate continued demographic challenges ahead for workforce growth and age-dependent social programs.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.627 births per woman | +0.62% |
| 2023 | 1.617 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 2022 | 1.657 births per woman | -0.42% |
| 2021 | 1.664 births per woman | +1.34% |
| 2020 | 1.642 births per woman | -3.75% |
| 2019 | 1.706 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 2018 | 1.73 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 2017 | 1.766 births per woman | -3.02% |
| 2016 | 1.821 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 2015 | 1.844 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 2014 | 1.863 births per woman | +0.27% |
| 2013 | 1.858 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 2012 | 1.881 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2011 | 1.895 births per woman | -1.86% |
| 2010 | 1.931 births per woman | -3.55% |
| 2009 | 2.002 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 2008 | 2.072 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 2007 | 2.12 births per woman | +0.57% |
| 2006 | 2.108 births per woman | +2.48% |
| 2005 | 2.057 births per woman | +0.24% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.052 births per woman | +0.24% |
| 2003 | 2.047 births per woman | +1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.021 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 2001 | 2.031 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 2000 | 2.056 births per woman | +2.44% |
| 1999 | 2.007 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1998 | 1.999 births per woman | +1.42% |
| 1997 | 1.971 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1996 | 1.976 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1995 | 1.978 births per woman | -1.20% |
| 1994 | 2.002 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 1993 | 2.019 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1992 | 2.046 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1991 | 2.063 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1990 | 2.081 births per woman | +3.33% |
| 1989 | 2.014 births per woman | +4.14% |
| 1988 | 1.934 births per woman | +3.31% |
| 1987 | 1.872 births per woman | +1.85% |
| 1986 | 1.838 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1985 | 1.844 births per woman | +2.05% |
| 1984 | 1.807 births per woman | +0.44% |
| 1983 | 1.799 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1982 | 1.828 births per woman | +0.88% |
| 1981 | 1.812 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1980 | 1.84 births per woman | +1.77% |
| 1979 | 1.808 births per woman | +2.73% |
| 1978 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.68% |
| 1977 | 1.79 births per woman | +2.99% |
| 1976 | 1.738 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 1975 | 1.774 births per woman | -3.32% |
| 1974 | 1.835 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 1973 | 1.879 births per woman | -6.52% |
| 1972 | 2.01 births per woman | -11.30% |
| 1971 | 2.266 births per woman | -8.63% |
| 1970 | 2.48 births per woman | +0.98% |
| 1969 | 2.456 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 1968 | 2.464 births per woman | -3.67% |
| 1967 | 2.558 births per woman | -5.99% |
| 1966 | 2.721 births per woman | -6.59% |
| 1965 | 2.913 births per woman | -8.68% |
| 1964 | 3.19 births per woman | -3.89% |
| 1963 | 3.319 births per woman | -4.10% |
| 1962 | 3.461 births per woman | -4.39% |
| 1961 | 3.62 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1960 | 3.654 births per woman | — |
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