Fertility rate estimates and projections in United States
The total fertility rate in United States was 1.62 births per woman in 2023.
United States, 2023 (latest estimate)
1.62
Change from 2022
−2.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.43 births per woman
Projection for 2030
1.63 births per woman
Projection for 2050
1.64 births per woman
Projection for 2100
1.65 births per woman
Position in 2023
138th of 216
Fertility rate estimates and projections in United States over time
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United States
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Live births per woman. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 1.65 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 1.64 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 1.63 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 1.62 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 1.62 births per woman |
| 2022 | 1.67 births per woman |
| 2021 | 1.63 births per woman |
| 2020 | 1.62 births per woman |
| 2019 | 1.68 births per woman |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per woman |
| 2017 | 1.75 births per woman |
| 2016 | 1.80 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.83 births per woman |
| 2014 | 1.85 births per woman |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.5% from 1.67 births per woman in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.84 births per woman, the figure has changed by −11.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 138th highest value.
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Population estimates and projections
343,477,335 people
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Median age estimates and projections
38.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.58%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
341,784,857 people
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Population growth
0.52%
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Population aged 65 and over
18.4%
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