In 1973, there were around 91 teen births among women aged 18 to 19 years per 1,000 women in the United States. This figure had decreased to about 29 by 2020. This statistic illustrates the birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age.
Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age*
(per 1,000 women)
Characteristic
<15
15-17
18-19
2020
0.9
6.3
28.9
2019
0.9
6.7
31.1
2018
0.9
7.2
32.4
2017
0.9
7.9
35.2
2016
1.1
8.8
37.5
2015
1.2
9.9
40.8
2014
1.3
10.9
43.8
2013
1.5
12.2
47
2012
1.8
14.1
51.3
2011
2
15.4
54
2010
2.2
17.4
58.5
2009
2.5
19.6
64
2008
2.8
21.1
68.2
2007
3
21.7
71.7
2006
3
21.6
71.2
2005
3.2
21.1
68.4
2004
3.2
21.8
68.7
2003
3.2
22.2
69.6
2002
3.6
23.1
72.2
2001
3.9
24.5
75.5
2000
4.3
26.8
78.1
1999
4.6
28.2
79
1998
5
29.9
80.9
1997
5.3
31.4
82.1
1996
5.8
33.3
84.7
1995
6.6
35.5
87.7
1994
7
37.2
90.3
1993
7.1
37.4
91.1
1992
7.2
37.5
93.7
1991
7.2
38.5
94
1990
7.3
37.5
89.9
1989
7.1
36.4
84.2
1988
6.7
33.7
79.8
1987
6.4
31.7
78.4
1986
6
30.6
79.5
1985
5.5
31
79.6
1984
5.5
31
77.4
1983
5.5
31.8
77.5
1982
5.6
32.2
79.4
1981
5.4
32
80.1
1980
5.5
32.7
82
1979
5.5
32.3
81.3
1978
5.3
32.2
79.8
1977
5.6
33.8
80.9
1976
5.7
34.1
80.6
1975
6
36.1
85.1
1974
6
37.3
88.9
1973
6.1
38.6
91.4
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Guttmacher Institute. (October 22, 2024). Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. (2024). Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Birth Rates among Teens in The United States from 1973 to 2020, by Age* (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute, Birth rates among teens in the United States from 1973 to 2020, by age* (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189590/birth-rates-among-teens-by-age-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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