Are more women in their early 40s having babies?
There were 12.7 births per 1,000 women aged 40 to 44 in 2024, more than three times the low of 3.8 in 1981. It is still below the 1940s and 1950s, about 15 to 16, when larger families meant more babies born to women in their 40s.
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Source and date
- Data as of
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The data
| Year | Births per 1,000 women aged 40–44 |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 15.6 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1942 | 14.7 |
| 1943 | 15.7 |
| 1944 | 16.1 |
| 1945 | 16.6 |
| 1946 | 16.5 |
| 1947 | 16.6 |
| 1948 | 15.7 |
| 1949 | 15.3 |
| 1950 | 15.1 |
| 1951 | 15.4 |
| 1952 | 15.5 |
| 1953 | 15.8 |
| 1954 | 16.2 |
| 1955 | 16.1 |
| 1956 | 16.3 |
| 1957 | 16.3 |
| 1958 | 15.7 |
| 1959 | 15.3 |
| 1960 | 15.5 |
| 1961 | 15.6 |
| 1962 | 14.9 |
| 1963 | 14.2 |
| 1964 | 13.8 |
| 1965 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 11.7 |
| 1967 | 10.6 |
| 1968 | 9.6 |
| 1969 | 8.8 |
| 1970 | 8.1 |
| 1971 | 7.1 |
| 1972 | 6.2 |
| 1973 | 5.4 |
| 1974 | 4.8 |
| 1975 | 4.6 |
| 1976 | 4.3 |
| 1977 | 4.2 |
| 1978 | 3.9 |
| 1979 | 3.9 |
| 1980 | 3.9 |
| 1981 | 3.8 |
| 1982 | 3.9 |
| 1983 | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 3.9 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 5.5 |
| 1992 | 5.9 |
| 1993 | 6.1 |
| 1994 | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 6.8 |
| 1997 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 7.4 |
| 1999 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | 8.7 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 9.4 |
| 2007 | 9.6 |
| 2008 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10.2 |
| 2011 | 10.3 |
| 2012 | 10.4 |
| 2013 | 10.4 |
| 2014 | 10.6 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11.4 |
| 2017 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 11.8 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11.8 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 12.7 |