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Births per woman in United States

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 20 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 1.63per woman +0.01 since 2023
Countries · 2024 20 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.24
vs World −0.56 World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · United States · World
−0.24 since 2014
United States World

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

Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
United States
1.63
World
2.19

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 1.63 · 2024
First value 3.65 · 1960
Highest 3.65 · 1960
Lowest 1.62 · 2023
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange World
2024 1.63 +0.01 2.19
2023 1.62 −0.04 2.20
2022 1.66 −0.01 2.22
2021 1.66 +0.02 2.25
2020 1.64 −0.06 2.28
2019 1.71 −0.02 2.35
2018 1.73 −0.04 2.39
2017 1.77 −0.05 2.46
2016 1.82 −0.02 2.49
2015 1.84 −0.02 2.49
2014 1.86 +0.01 2.52
2013 1.86 −0.02 2.52
2012 1.88 −0.01 2.56
2011 1.89 −0.04 2.55
2010 1.93 −0.07 2.57
2009 2.00 −0.07 2.59
2008 2.07 −0.05 2.60
2007 2.12 +0.01 2.60
2006 2.11 +0.05 2.61
2005 2.06 +0.01 2.61
2004 2.05 +0.00 2.63
2003 2.05 +0.03 2.64
2002 2.02 −0.01 2.66
2001 2.03 −0.03 2.69
2000 2.06 +0.05 2.73
1999 2.01 +0.01 2.72
1998 2.00 +0.03 2.75
1997 1.97 −0.00 2.78
1996 1.98 −0.00 2.82
1995 1.98 −0.02 2.87
1994 2.00 −0.02 2.92
1993 2.02 −0.03 2.97
1992 2.05 −0.02 3.04
1991 2.06 −0.02 3.13
1990 2.08 +0.07 3.31
1989 2.01 +0.08 3.35
1988 1.93 +0.06 3.39
1987 1.87 +0.03 3.48
1986 1.84 −0.01 3.51
1985 1.84 +0.04 3.53
1984 1.81 +0.01 3.57
1983 1.80 −0.03 3.59
1982 1.83 +0.02 3.72
1981 1.81 −0.03 3.71
1980 1.84 +0.03 3.73
1979 1.81 +0.05 3.76
1978 1.76 −0.03 3.77
1977 1.79 +0.05 3.84
1976 1.74 −0.04 3.97
1975 1.77 −0.06 4.07
1974 1.84 −0.04 4.26
1973 1.88 −0.13 4.42
1972 2.01 −0.26 4.55
1971 2.27 −0.21 4.69
1970 2.48 +0.02 4.84
1969 2.46 −0.01 4.88
1968 2.46 −0.09 4.98
1967 2.56 −0.16 4.87
1966 2.72 −0.19 4.97
1965 2.91 −0.28 5.08
1964 3.19 −0.13 5.13
1963 3.32 −0.14 5.31
1962 3.46 −0.16 5.02
1961 3.62 −0.03 4.56
1960 3.65 4.69

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

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirths per woman
8 Algeria 3.02
17 Argentina 2.07
14 Bangladesh 2.19
22 Brazil 1.74
23 Bulgaria 1.73
35 Canada 1.51
32 Chile 1.54
33 China 1.54
25 Colombia 1.72
3 Congo - Brazzaville 4.44
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.30
26 Czechia 1.71
16 Ecuador 2.11
7 Egypt 3.02
37 Finland 1.41
20 France 1.87
6 Gabon 3.91
30 Germany 1.57
38 Greece 1.35
10 Honduras 2.64
41 Hong Kong SAR China 1.08
15 India 2.18
13 Indonesia 2.22
39 Italy 1.31
12 Lebanon 2.35
4 Liberia 4.34
34 Lithuania 1.53
18 Mexico 2.03
28 Netherlands 1.59
31 Norway 1.56
11 Philippines 2.38
36 Poland 1.46
21 Romania 1.76
29 Russia 1.58
9 Saudi Arabia 2.67
5 Sierra Leone 4.29
42 South Korea 0.98
40 Spain 1.26
19 Türkiye 2.00
27 United Kingdom 1.68
24 United States 1.73
2 Yemen 4.61

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

What it means

How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.

How it is calculated

Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).