Health / U.S. SOURCE RECORD
General fertility rate
Live births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 44 during the calendar year.
Most recent reported period
53.8 per 1k
2024 / final
-1.3% versus 2023. Reporting types match and the two periods do not overlap. Numerical differences do not establish statistical significance.
Published history
2016 to 2024. The vertical scale follows the observed range. Lines connect published observations; the table gives exact periods and values. Missing values are unavailable, not zero.
| Period | Value | Status / notes | Original source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 | 53.895% interval: 53.8 to 53.9 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2023Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 | 54.595% interval: 54.4 to 54.6 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2022Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 | 56.095% interval: 55.9 to 56 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2021Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 | 56.395% interval: 56.2 to 56.4 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2020Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 | 55.795% interval: 55.7 to 55.8 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2019Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 | 58.395% interval: 58.2 to 58.3 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2018Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 | 59.195% interval: 59 to 59.1 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2017Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 | 60.395% interval: 60.2 to 60.3 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
| 2016Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 | 62.095% interval: 62 to 62.1 | finalFertility rate is the total number of live births regardless of age of females per 1,000 females ages 15-44. See Sources and Definitions, Rate: Birth and related rates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/rate.htm.Rates are computed using the appropriate resident population. Rates for 2020 and beyond are computed using single-race postcensal estimates of the July 1 resident population, based on the modified blended base produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Previously published rates for 2020 were computed based on postcensal population estimates derived from the 2010 census. Therefore, rates for 2020 have been revised and may differ from those published in previous Health, United States reports. See Sources and Definitions, Population Census and Population Estimates, available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/census-population.htm.National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Birth File. See Sources and Definitions, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/sources-definitions/nvss.htm. | Source ↗ |
Definition and interpretation
Live births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 44 during the calendar year.
Population / coverage
U.S. females ages 15 to 44
Adjustment / measurement
Annual age-specific population denominator
Publisher
CDC / National Center for Health Statistics
Last successful source check
Oct 12, 2026 UTC
Limits of this measure
Final birth-certificate data. This is not total fertility (expected lifetime births per woman). Population denominator revisions can change rates.
Daily source checks do not create new daily observations. Figures may be revised, and timing does not establish administration causation. This record is informational and should not guide financial or medical decisions.
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