U.S. birth rate for 2025 is 11.99, a 0.12% decline from 2024.
U.S. birth rate for 2024 was 12.01, a 0.12% decline from 2023.
U.S. birth rate for 2023 was 12.02, a 0.09% increase from 2022.
U.S. birth rate for 2022 was 12.01, a 0.09% increase from 2021.
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.