In 2020, the number of births was the highest in the age group of women between 20 and 34 years old at 87 births per 1,000 women. The lowest birth rate was the group aged between 15 and 19 years at 11 births per 1,000 women.
Birth rate in the United States in 2020, by age of mother
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Statistics on Births in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. mothers: medical or health characteristics of birth 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of births in the United States 1990-2020
- Basic Statistic United States - birth rate 1990-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. preterm birth rate 1990-2020
- Basic Statistic Births and deaths in the U.S. by state 2018
- Basic Statistic Home birth rate: leading U.S. states 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. metro areas with the highest birth rate 2021
- Basic Statistic Total hospital births in the United States 1946-2019
Specifics
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- Basic Statistic Births - number by age of mother 2018
- Basic Statistic Birth rate by age of mother in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Birth rate by ethnic group of mother in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Birth rate by family income in the U.S. 2017
- Basic Statistic Birth rate by educational attainment of mother in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. 1980-2020
Multiple births
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- Basic Statistic U.S. multiple birth rate 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. twin birth rate 1980-2020
- Basic Statistic Twin birth rates in the United States by age of mother 2019
- Premium Statistic Twin birth rates in the United States 1980-2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Leading U.S. states with highest average twin birth rates 2020
Teen births
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- Basic Statistic Birth rate - U.S. girls aged 10-14 years 1991-2020
- Basic Statistic Birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 years 1991-2020
- Basic Statistic Birth rates for teenagers aged 15-17 by ethnic group 1991-2020
- Premium Statistic Birth rates for teenagers aged 18-19 U.S. by ethnic origin 1991-2020
- Premium Statistic Birth rates for U.S. teen women aged 15-19 from 1991-2020, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Top U.S. states based on teenage birth rate 2020
Types of delivery
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- Basic Statistic Births delivered by forceps or vacuum extraction in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Cesarean section procedure rate U.S. 1997-2021
- Basic Statistic Cesarean delivery rate in the U.S. from 1996-2020, by age of mother
- Premium Statistic Cesarean delivery percentage in the U.S. 2008-2020, by ethnicity
Further related statistics
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- Live births in Russia 2020, by mother's age
- Fertility rate in the U.S., by region 2014
- Births (per 1,000 women) by educational attainment of mother U.S. 2018
- Births per 1,000 women- by occupation of mother in the U.S. 2012
- Number of live births from mothers born in the Middle East and Asia 2008-2018
- Live birth rate of teenage mothers in Germany 2011-2020
- Birth rates in India 2009-2013
- U.S. mothers that had postpartum depression in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2018 by ethnicity
- U.S. mothers with postpartum depression in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2018 by education level
- U.S. new mothers that were asked about depression in 2018, by ethnicity
- Popular maternity products among young mothers in China 2019, by shopping frequency
- U.S. new mothers asked about depression by their health provider 2018, by age group
- United States stay-at-home mothers and fathers in 2012
- Time spending of stay-at-home mothers and workings mothers in the U.S. 2012
- Postpartum hemorrhage rate at childbirth in France 2016
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- Number of live births from mothers born in the Middle East and Asia 2008-2018
- Live birth rate of teenage mothers in Germany 2011-2020
- Birth rates in India 2009-2013
- U.S. mothers that had postpartum depression in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2018 by ethnicity
- U.S. mothers with postpartum depression in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2018 by education level
- U.S. new mothers that were asked about depression in 2018, by ethnicity
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US Census Bureau. (March 17, 2022). Birth rate in the United States in 2020, by age of mother [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241533/birth-rate-by-age-of-mother-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Birth rate in the United States in 2020, by age of mother." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241533/birth-rate-by-age-of-mother-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Birth rate in the United States in 2020, by age of mother. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241533/birth-rate-by-age-of-mother-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Birth Rate in The United States in 2020, by Age of Mother." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241533/birth-rate-by-age-of-mother-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Birth rate in the United States in 2020, by age of mother Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241533/birth-rate-by-age-of-mother-in-the-us/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Birth rate in the United States in 2020, by age of mother [Graph], US Census Bureau, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/241533/birth-rate-by-age-of-mother-in-the-us/