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Births per woman in United States

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · United States

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 1.63per woman +0.01 section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −0.24
vs section.levels.world −0.56 section.levels.world: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · United States · section.levels.world
−0.24 section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

section.compare Births per woman · children per woman
United States
1.63
section.levels.world
2.19

section.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

section.all_years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.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

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2013 · 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
42 Hong Kong SAR China 1.12
41 South Korea 1.19
40 Spain 1.27
39 Poland 1.29
38 Greece 1.29
37 Italy 1.39
36 Germany 1.42
35 Romania 1.46
34 Czechia 1.46
33 Bulgaria 1.54
32 Lithuania 1.59
31 Canada 1.61
30 Netherlands 1.68
29 Russia 1.71
28 China 1.71
27 Finland 1.75
26 Brazil 1.76
25 Norway 1.78
24 Chile 1.79
23 United Kingdom 1.83
22 United States 1.86
21 Colombia 1.86
20 France 1.99
19 Türkiye 2.11
18 Bangladesh 2.25
17 Mexico 2.27
16 Argentina 2.34
15 Lebanon 2.36
14 Ecuador 2.36
13 India 2.40
12 Indonesia 2.44
11 Saudi Arabia 2.67
10 Honduras 2.86
9 Algeria 3.00
8 Philippines 3.04
7 Egypt 3.49
6 Gabon 4.02
5 Yemen 4.62
4 Congo - Brazzaville 4.73
3 Liberia 4.75
2 Sierra Leone 4.87
1 Congo - Kinshasa 6.53

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

section.what

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

section.how

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