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The U.S. teen birth rate has been falling decades, but the decline has been less dramatic in recent years, and the drop seems to have stopped for teen girls ages 15 to 17.
U.S. birth rates for teenagers aged 18-19 years fell 3%, also a record low, while the rate among teenagers aged 15-17 years was flat. Teen births have been falling since 2007.
US birth rates among teenagers aged 15 to 19, 1991 to 2023. According to Child Trends research institute, prevalence of teen birth in the United States has plummeted between the early 1990s and 2020s. [4] [5] Teenage birth rates, as opposed to just pregnancies, peaked in 1991, when there were 61.8 births per 1,000 teens. [13]
The birth rate in major U.S. cities is lower than the national average. Across all locations, the average rate of women aged 15 to 50 having a child in 2022 is 5.2%, compared to 5.0% in major cities.
The low birth rates in the contemporary United States can possibly be ascribed to the recession, which led families to postpone having children and fewer immigrants coming to the US. The current US birth rates are not high enough to maintain the size of the U.S. population, according to The Economist. [69] [70]
Total United States: 1.71: 1.64: 1.66: 1.66: 2008-2018. State federal district or territory TFR ... List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates ...
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List of U.S. states and territories by birth and death rates in 2021 2021 rank State Birth rate (per 1,000 people) [1] ... United States 11.0 10.5 0.5 See also