Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United States of America
United States of America: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.6 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.6 children per women
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
149th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.59 children per women
in 1958
All-time low
1.59 children per women
in 2020
Years of data
91
1933–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United States of America, 1933–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.6 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United States of America peaked at 3.59 children per women in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.59 children per women, in 2020.
That places United States of America 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 91 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United States of America, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 2.18 children per women | — |
| 1934 | 2.24 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 2.21 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 2.17 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 2.21 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 2.28 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 2.24 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 2.3 children per women | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 2.41 children per women | +4.9% |
| 1942 | 2.65 children per women | +10.0% |
| 1943 | 2.75 children per women | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 2.59 children per women | -5.8% |
| 1945 | 2.5 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1946 | 2.97 children per women | +18.5% |
| 1947 | 3.33 children per women | +12.1% |
| 1948 | 3.15 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1949 | 3.14 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 2.93 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1951 | 3.04 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 3.13 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 3.2 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 3.31 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 3.35 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 3.46 children per women | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 3.54 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 3.59 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 3.58 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.57 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.53 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 3.39 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 3.25 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 3.12 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 2.86 children per women | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 2.66 children per women | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 2.51 children per women | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 2.42 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 2.41 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.43 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.24 children per women | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.99 children per women | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 1.86 children per women | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.81 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.76 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.73 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.77 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.75 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.79 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.81 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.8 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.81 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.78 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.78 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.81 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.81 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.84 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.89 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.96 children per women | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2.02 children per women | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.01 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.99 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.96 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.94 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.92 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.92 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.94 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.95 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.99 children per women | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.97 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.96 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.99 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.99 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.05 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.06 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.01 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.95 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.88 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.85 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.83 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.81 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.82 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.77 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.72 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.69 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.59 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.61 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.64 children per women | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6 children per women | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.22 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 2.28 children per women | 7 |
| 1940s | 2.78 children per women | 2.3 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.31 children per women | 2.93 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.97 children per women | 2.41 children per women | 3.57 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.91 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 children per women | 1.78 children per women | 1.96 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 children per women | 1.95 children per women | 2.06 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 children per women | 1.59 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United States of America?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in United States of America was 1.6 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 children per women in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 children per women in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- United States of America ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).