Birth Rate
10.6
· Jan 2024
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1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
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1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
10.6
Birth Rate — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Birth Rate
1960
23.7
1961
23.3
1962
22.4
1963
21.7
1964
21.1
1965
19.4
1966
18.4
1967
17.8
1968
17.6
1969
17.9
1970
18.4
1971
17.2
1972
15.6
1973
14.8
1974
14.8
1975
14.6
1976
14.6
1977
15.1
1978
15.0
1979
15.6
1980
15.9
1981
15.8
1982
15.9
1983
15.6
1984
15.6
1985
15.8
1986
15.6
1987
15.7
1988
16.0
1989
16.4
1990
16.7
1991
16.2
1992
15.8
1993
15.4
1994
15.0
1995
14.6
1996
14.4
1997
14.2
1998
14.3
1999
14.2
2000
14.4
2001
14.1
2002
14.0
2003
14.1
2004
14.0
2005
14.0
2006
14.3
2007
14.3
2008
14.0
2009
13.5
2010
13.0
2011
12.7
2012
12.6
2013
12.4
2014
12.5
2015
12.4
2016
12.2
2017
11.8
2018
11.6
2019
11.4
2020
10.9
2021
11.0
2022
11.0
2023
10.7
2024
10.6
Source: FRED · SPDYNCBRTINUSA · econscout.com