Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women had the highest fertility rate of any ethnicity in the United States in 2021, with about 2,131 births per 1,000 women. The fertility rate for all ethnicities in the U.S. was 1,664 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.
Total fertility rate in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity of mother
(births per 1,000 women)
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CDC. (February 7, 2023). Total fertility rate in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity of mother (births per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rates-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Total fertility rate in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity of mother (births per 1,000 women)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rates-by-race-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Total fertility rate in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity of mother (births per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rates-by-race-and-ethnicity/
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Total fertility rate in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity of mother (births per 1,000 women) [Graph], CDC, February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226292/us-fertility-rates-by-race-and-ethnicity/
