The Birth Rate in United States of America attained a value of 12.41 per 1000 births in 2023
The indicator recorded a historical decline (CAGR) of 0.25% between 2020 to 2023, and is expected to decline by...
GlobalData projects the figure to decline at a CAGR of ...
Birth Rate
The birth rate refers to an annual number of births per 1000 population at mid-year. It is closely related to the total fertility rate, which measures the typical number of children that mothers in each nation give birth to while they are still able to have children. The birth rate varies greatly between nations. In 2021, there were 18.2 births per 1,000 people on average, which was lower than in 2007 and 2012. The birth rate is calculated as birth rate = number of live births/ total population*1000.
Total Birth: Global Scenario
According to GlobalData, Eritrea is the country with the highest birth rate worldwide in 2021, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Benin, Chad, Angola, Mali, and Uganda. The countries with the lower birth rate worldwide in 2021 include Greece, Taiwan, Andorra, Italy, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Saint Pierre, and Miquelon, and Monaco.
In 2020, the global population reached 7.79 billion, an increase of 1.0% in the total population compared to the previous year. The global birth rate in 2021 was 18.2 births per 1000 people, which was 1.2% lower than in 2020. Africa and Asia are experiencing the fastest population growth, and by 2050, those regions will be home to 15 of the 20 most populous countries on earth. There will be more Nigerians than Americans by that year. Up to one-third of the world's population, or nearly 4 billion people, are predicted to be African by the year 2100.
Birth Rate in the United States
The number of births in the United States attained a value of 12.5 births per 1000 births in 2021. It recorded a decline of 0.1% in 2021 compared to the previous year. Between 2018-2021, the number of births in the United States increased by 7.7%. The number of births in the United States was highest in 2020 at 12.5 births per 1000 births and lowest in 2018 and 2019 with 11.6 births per 1000 births, between 2018 and 2021.
Factors Affecting the Birth Rate:
Economic recovery: Although in theory when the economy is doing well families can afford to have more children in practice the higher the economic prosperity the lower the birth rate.
Poverty level: Children in developing countries can be viewed as an economic resource because they can work and earn money. A rapidly expanding population is probably going to slow down per capita income growth and well-being, which tends to make poverty worse.
Infant mortality rate: If a nation's Infant mortality rate is high, families may choose to have more kids because it is likely that some of those kids will pass away. According to the child survival hypothesis, if child mortality is decreased, fertility will eventually decline as well, resulting in a decrease in population growth.
Social and religious beliefs: Religion influences the demographic processes that shape society, including decisions about union formation, childbearing, and migration, as well as behaviors that affect mortality patterns. Likewise, demographic forces are reshaping the global religious landscape.
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