U.S. Births Increased in 2024
From the National Center for Health Statistics: Births: Provisional Data for 2024. The NCHS reports: The provisional number of births for the United States in 2024 was 3,622,673, up 1% from 2023. The general fertility rate was 54.6 births per 1,000 females ages 15–44, an increase of less than 1% from 2023. The total fertility rate was 1,626.5 births per 1,000 women in 2024, an increase of less than 1% from 2023. Birth rates declined for females in 5-year age groups 15–24, rose for women in age groups 25–44, and were unchanged for females ages 10–14 and for women ages 45–49 in 2024. The birth rate for teenagers ages 15–19 declined by 3% in 2024 to 12.7 births per 1,000 females; the rates for younger (15–17) and older (18–19) teenagers declined 4% and 3%, respectively. emphasis added Here is a long-term graph of annual U.S. births through 2023. Click on graph for larger image. Births peaked in 2007 and have generally declined since then. Note the amazing decline in teenage births. There is much more in the report.
From the National Center for Health Statistics: Births: Provisional Data for 2024. The NCHS reports:
Click on graph for larger image.
Births peaked in 2007 and have generally declined since then.
Note the amazing decline in teenage births.
There is much more in the report.
The provisional number of births for the United States in 2024 was 3,622,673, up 1% from 2023. The general fertility rate was 54.6 births per 1,000 females ages 15–44, an increase of less than 1% from 2023. The total fertility rate was 1,626.5 births per 1,000 women in 2024, an increase of less than 1% from 2023. Birth rates declined for females in 5-year age groups 15–24, rose for women in age groups 25–44, and were unchanged for females ages 10–14 and for women ages 45–49 in 2024. The birth rate for teenagers ages 15–19 declined by 3% in 2024 to 12.7 births per 1,000 females; the rates for younger (15–17) and older (18–19) teenagers declined 4% and 3%, respectively.Here is a long-term graph of annual U.S. births through 2023.
emphasis added
Click on graph for larger image.Births peaked in 2007 and have generally declined since then.
Note the amazing decline in teenage births.
There is much more in the report.
