Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States
United States: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 30.84 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
30.84 births per million people
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
13th
of 40 countries
All-time high
78.58 births per million people
in 1946
All-time low
30.84 births per million people
in 2023
Years of data
91
1933–2023
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States, 1933–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
United States recorded 30.84 births per million people for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 91 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States peaked at 78.58 births per million people in 1946 and was at its lowest, 30.84 births per million people, in 2023.
United States ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 91 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 47.3 births per million people | — |
| 1934 | 50.68 births per million people | +7.1% |
| 1935 | 48.76 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1936 | 48.1 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 50.34 births per million people | +4.7% |
| 1938 | 51.07 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 50.3 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 52.17 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1941 | 56.78 births per million people | +8.8% |
| 1942 | 64.07 births per million people | +12.8% |
| 1943 | 63.15 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1944 | 61.51 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1945 | 58.33 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1946 | 78.58 births per million people | +34.7% |
| 1947 | 77.46 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 71.09 births per million people | -8.2% |
| 1949 | 69.93 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 69.39 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 71.25 births per million people | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 73.36 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 72.98 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 73.89 births per million people | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 73.2 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 74.41 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 73.53 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 72.26 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 70.78 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 71.5 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 68.61 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 66.03 births per million people | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 64.38 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 61.88 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 57.36 births per million people | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 54.32 births per million people | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 51.99 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 51.02 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 51.6 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 54.09 births per million people | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 50.02 births per million people | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 44.92 births per million people | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 42.92 births per million people | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 44.27 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 42.31 births per million people | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 43.22 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 44.3 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 44.04 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 45.65 births per million people | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 46.97 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 46.42 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 46.94 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 44.79 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 46.09 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 46.35 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 46.34 births per million people | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.9 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 47.23 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 48.17 births per million people | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.08 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 46.82 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 45.19 births per million people | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 44.57 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 43.17 births per million people | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 42.49 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 41.58 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 41.05 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 41.47 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.73 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 41.21 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 40.99 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.43 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.32 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 40.53 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.98 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 41.96 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 41.84 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.34 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 39.34 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 37.82 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 37.25 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 37.16 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 36.11 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 36.49 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.13 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 35.77 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 34.99 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.07 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 33.54 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 31.37 births per million people | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 32.64 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 32.4 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.84 births per million people | -4.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 30.84 births per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +34.7% | 58.33 births per million people | 78.58 births per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 49.51 births per million people | 47.3 births per million people | 51.07 births per million people | 7 |
| 1940s | 65.31 births per million people | 52.17 births per million people | 78.58 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 72.51 births per million people | 69.39 births per million people | 74.41 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.87 births per million people | 51.02 births per million people | 71.5 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.57 births per million people | 42.31 births per million people | 54.09 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.52 births per million people | 44.79 births per million people | 48.17 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.61 births per million people | 41.05 births per million people | 48.08 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.89 births per million people | 39.34 births per million people | 41.96 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.93 births per million people | 33.54 births per million people | 37.82 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.81 births per million people | 30.84 births per million people | 32.64 births per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 10 Slovakia 31.23 births per million people compare
- 11 Czechia 30.97 births per million people compare
- 12 Ireland 30.85 births per million people compare
- 14 Luxembourg 29.27 births per million people compare
- 15 Hungary 29.11 births per million people compare
- 16 Norway 28.96 births per million people compare
More population data for United States
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 19.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 46.05 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4762 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States was 30.84 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.58 births per million people in 1946.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.84 births per million people in 2023.
- How does United States rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- United States ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.