United States Birth Rate

Updated on January 23, 2024.

The birth rate for the United States for the year 2022 was 11.09; a difference of +0.29 compared to 2021, according to recent data from the US Census Bureau.

The chart and table below shows the birth rate for the United States from 2011 to 2022.

Birth Rate refers to the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each state.

Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each year. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

United States Birth Rate
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Year Birth Rate
2011 12.8
2012 12.59
2013 12.51
2014 12.49
2015 12.49
2016 12.34
2017 12
2018 11.77
2019 11.51
2020 11.4
2021 10.8
2022 11.09