Chart 3. Historical fertility rates (births per woman) in the United States, 1951–2021
Year Fertility rate Replacement rate

1951

 3.11 2.1

1952

 3.21 2.1

1953

 3.28 2.1

1954

 3.39 2.1

1955

 3.44 2.1

1956

 3.54 2.1

1957

 3.62 2.1

1958

 3.57 2.1

1959

 3.58 2.1

1960

 3.55 2.1

1961

 3.52 2.1

1962

 3.39 2.1

1963

 3.27 2.1

1964

 3.14 2.1

1965

 2.86 2.1

1966

 2.66 2.1

1967

 2.52 2.1

1968

 2.44 2.1

1969

 2.43 2.1

1970

 2.47 2.1

1971

 2.26 2.1

1972

 2.01 2.1

1973

 1.88 2.1

1974

 1.83 2.1

1975

 1.77 2.1

1976

 1.74 2.1

1977

 1.78 2.1

1978

 1.76 2.1

1979

 1.80 2.1

1980

 1.83 2.1

1981

 1.81 2.1

1982

 1.82 2.1

1983

 1.80 2.1

1984

 1.80 2.1

1985

 1.84 2.1

1986

 1.83 2.1

1987

 1.87 2.1

1988

 1.93 2.1

1989

 2.01 2.1

1990

 2.07 2.1

1991

 2.05 2.1

1992

 2.04 2.1

1993

 2.01 2.1

1994

 2.00 2.1

1995

 1.97 2.1

1996

 1.97 2.1

1997

 1.97 2.1

1998

 1.99 2.1

1999

 2.01 2.1

2000

 2.05 2.1

2001

 2.03 2.1

2002

 2.02 2.1

2003

 2.04 2.1

2004

 2.05 2.1

2005

 2.06 2.1

2006

 2.10 2.1

2007

 2.11 2.1

2008

 2.07 2.1

2009

 2.00 2.1

2010

 1.93 2.1

2011

 1.89 2.1

2012

 1.88 2.1

2013

 1.86 2.1

2014

 1.86 2.1

2015

 1.84 2.1

2016

 1.81 2.1

2017

 1.76 2.1

2018

 1.72 2.1

2019

 1.69 2.1

2020

 1.64 2.1

2021

 1.66 2.1

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2022.