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United States - birth rate from 1990-2017

Birth rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (per 1,000 of population)

by Statista Research Department, last edited May 3, 2019
United States - birth rate from 1990-2017 Over the past 30 years, the birth rate in the United States has been steadily declining, and in 2017, there were 11.8 births per 1,000 of the population. In 1990, this figure stood at 16.7 births per 1,000 of the population.
Demographics have an impact

The average birth rate in the U.S. may be falling, but when broken down along ethnic and economic lines, a different picture is painted: American Indian and Alaska Native women saw the highest birth rate in 2017 among all ethnicities, and women of two or more races saw the lowest birth rate. Additionally, the higher the family income, the lower the birth rate; families making between 15,000 and 24,999 U.S. dollars annually had the highest birth rate of any income bracket in the States.

Fewer births, but longer lives

While the birth rate may be declining in the U.S., lives are getting longer, and the life expectancy was estimated to be about 78.69 years in 2016. While this is a positive aspect of today’s modern medical advances, countries such as the U.S. will have to find ways to support and deal with aging populations with fewer working-age adults.
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Birth rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (per 1,000 of population)

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Birth rate per 1,000 of population
201711.8
201612.2
201512.4
201412.5
201312.4
201212.6
201112.7
201013
200913.5
200814
200714.3
200614.3
200514
200414
200314.1
200214
200114.1
200014.4
199914.2
199814.3
199714.2
199614.4
199514.6
199415
199315.4
199215.8
199116.2
199016.7
Birth rate per 1,000 of population
201711.8
201612.2
201512.4
201412.5
201312.4
201212.6
201112.7
201013
200913.5
200814
200714.3
200614.3
200514
200414
200314.1
200214
200114.1
200014.4
199914.2
199814.3
199714.2
199614.4
199514.6
199415
199315.4
199215.8
199116.2
199016.7

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by Statista Research Department, last edited May 3, 2019
Over the past 30 years, the birth rate in the United States has been steadily declining, and in 2017, there were 11.8 births per 1,000 of the population. In 1990, this figure stood at 16.7 births per 1,000 of the population.
Demographics have an impact

The average birth rate in the U.S. may be falling, but when broken down along ethnic and economic lines, a different picture is painted: American Indian and Alaska Native women saw the highest birth rate in 2017 among all ethnicities, and women of two or more races saw the lowest birth rate. Additionally, the higher the family income, the lower the birth rate; families making between 15,000 and 24,999 U.S. dollars annually had the highest birth rate of any income bracket in the States.

Fewer births, but longer lives

While the birth rate may be declining in the U.S., lives are getting longer, and the life expectancy was estimated to be about 78.69 years in 2016. While this is a positive aspect of today’s modern medical advances, countries such as the U.S. will have to find ways to support and deal with aging populations with fewer working-age adults.
Show more

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