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Birth rate in United States

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 22 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Birth rate, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · United States · World
−1.9 since 2014
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
United States
10.6
World
16.3

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

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange 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

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBirth rate
7 Algeria 23.4
20 Argentina 13.9
10 Bangladesh 20.1
21 Brazil 13.5
35 Bulgaria 9.3
31 Canada 9.9
24 Chile 10.9
27 China 10.4
19 Colombia 14.2
5 Congo - Brazzaville 32.2
1 Congo - Kinshasa 42.5
26 Czechia 10.5
15 Ecuador 16.9
9 Egypt 22.3
37 Finland 8.3
23 France 11.2
6 Gabon 30.1
34 Germany 9.4
38 Greece 7.8
8 Honduras 23.1
40 Hong Kong SAR China 7.0
14 India 17.4
16 Indonesia 16.9
41 Italy 7.0
13 Lebanon 17.6
4 Liberia 32.4
36 Lithuania 8.9
17 Mexico 16.9
33 Netherlands 9.8
29 Norway 10.2
11 Philippines 18.1
32 Poland 9.9
28 Romania 10.3
30 Russia 10.1
12 Saudi Arabia 18.1
3 Sierra Leone 32.8
42 South Korea 5.9
39 Spain 7.6
18 Türkiye 14.4
25 United Kingdom 10.6
22 United States 11.4
2 Yemen 35.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.