In 1980, some 670 thousand births to unmarried women in the United States were recorded, and by 2022 that number stood at just over 1.46 million. This statistic depicts the number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022.
Number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of births to unmarried women
2022
1,461,305
2021
1,464,455
2020
1,464,121
2019
1,498,113
2018
1,503,361
2017
1,533,901
2016
1,569,796
2015*
1,601,527
2014
1,604,870
2013
1,595,873
2012
1,609,619
2011
1,607,773
2010
1,633,471
2009
1,693,658
2008
1,726,566
2007
1,715,047
2006
1,641,946
2005
1,527,034
2004
1,470,189
2003
1,415,995
2002
1,365,966
2001
1,349,249
2000
1,347,043
1995
1,253,976
1990
1,165,384
1985
828,174
1980
665,747
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CDC. (April 4, 2024). Number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276056/us-number-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. "Number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276056/us-number-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. (2024). Number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276056/us-number-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. "Number of Births to Unmarried Women in The United States from 1980 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276056/us-number-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC, Number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276056/us-number-of-births-to-unmarried-women/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276056/us-number-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
