What is birth rate in United States?

Birth rate in United States was 10.65 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 26.92 births per 1,000 people in 1947.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 10.65 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does United States rank for birth rate?

United States ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in United States

Name: Birth rate in United States
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United States: Birth rate was 10.65 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

10.65 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

162nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

26.92 births per 1,000 people

in 1947

All-time low

10.65 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1933–2023

Birth rate in United States, 1933–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in United States stood at 10.65 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 91 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in United States peaked at 26.92 births per 1,000 people in 1947 and was at its lowest, 10.65 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

United States ranks 162nd of 236 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1930s	18.8 births per 1,000 people	18.42 births per 1,000 people	19.3 births per 1,000 people	7
1940s	23.07 births per 1,000 people	19.47 births per 1,000 people	26.92 births per 1,000 people	10
1950s	24.63 births per 1,000 people	23.98 births per 1,000 people	24.99 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	20.75 births per 1,000 people	17.88 births per 1,000 people	24.25 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	16.06 births per 1,000 people	15.08 births per 1,000 people	18.74 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	16.02 births per 1,000 people	15.72 births per 1,000 people	16.35 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	14.82 births per 1,000 people	13.89 births per 1,000 people	16.47 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	13.77 births per 1,000 people	13.28 births per 1,000 people	14.06 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	12.08 births per 1,000 people	11.17 births per 1,000 people	12.79 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	10.8 births per 1,000 people	10.65 births per 1,000 people	10.98 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near United States

159 Moldova 10.76 births per 1,000 people compare
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.74 births per 1,000 people compare
161 Trinidad and Tobago 10.71 births per 1,000 people compare
165 Albania 10.24 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for United States

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)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 435,333 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in United States?: Birth rate in United States was 10.65 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 26.92 births per 1,000 people in 1947.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 10.65 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does United States rank for birth rate?: United States ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.