Estimates of resident population, by age group, live births, and fertility rate: 1970 through 2023

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Table 101.10.Estimates of resident population, by age group, live births, and fertility rate: 1970 through 2023
Year	Population, by age group (in thousands)												Live births (in thousands)	Fertility rate¹
	Total, all ages	Total, 3 to 34 years old	3 and 4 years old	5 to 17 years old				18 and 19 years old	20 and 21 years old	22 to 24 years old	25 to 29 years old	30 to 34 years old
	Total, all ages	Total, 3 to 34 years old	3 and 4 years old	Total	5 and 6 years old	7 to 13 years old	14 to 17 years old	18 and 19 years old	20 and 21 years old	22 to 24 years old	25 to 29 years old	30 to 34 years old
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1970	205,052	109,592	6,961	52,596	7,703	28,969	15,924	7,510	7,210	9,992	13,736	11,587	3,731	87.9
1971	207,661	111,202	6,805	52,564	7,344	28,892	16,328	7,715	7,350	10,809	14,041	11,917	3,556	81.6
1972	209,896	112,807	6,789	52,318	7,051	28,628	16,639	7,923	7,593	10,560	15,240	12,383	3,258	73.1
1973	211,909	114,426	6,938	51,913	6,888	28,158	16,867	8,114	7,796	10,725	15,786	13,153	3,137	68.8
1974	213,854	116,075	7,117	51,500	6,864	27,600	17,035	8,257	8,003	10,972	16,521	13,704	3,160	67.8
1975	215,973	117,435	6,912	51,046	7,013	26,905	17,128	8,478	8,196	11,331	17,280	14,191	3,144	66.0
1976	218,035	118,474	6,436	50,634	7,195	26,321	17,119	8,659	8,336	11,650	18,274	14,485	3,168	65.0
1977	220,239	119,261	6,190	49,899	6,978	25,877	17,045	8,675	8,550	11,949	18,277	15,721	3,327	66.8
1978	222,585	119,833	6,208	49,039	6,500	25,594	16,946	8,677	8,730	12,216	18,683	16,280	3,333	65.5
1979	225,055	120,544	6,252	48,043	6,256	25,175	16,611	8,751	8,754	12,542	19,178	17,025	3,494	67.2
1980	227,225	121,132	6,366	47,234	6,291	24,800	16,143	8,718	8,669	12,716	19,686	17,743	3,612	68.4
1981	229,466	121,999	6,535	46,320	6,315	24,396	15,609	8,582	8,759	12,903	20,169	18,731	3,629	67.3
1982	231,664	121,823	6,658	45,585	6,407	24,121	15,057	8,480	8,768	12,914	20,704	18,714	3,681	67.3
1983	233,792	122,302	6,877	45,021	6,572	23,709	14,740	8,290	8,652	12,981	21,414	19,067	3,639	65.7
1984	235,825	122,254	7,045	44,786	6,694	23,367	14,725	7,932	8,567	12,962	21,459	19,503	3,669	65.5
1985	237,924	122,512	7,134	44,780	6,916	22,976	14,888	7,637	8,370	12,895	21,671	20,025	3,761	66.3
1986	240,133	122,688	7,187	44,902	7,086	22,992	14,824	7,483	8,024	12,720	21,893	20,479	3,757	65.4
1987	242,289	122,672	7,132	45,005	7,178	23,325	14,502	7,502	7,742	12,450	21,857	20,984	3,809	65.8
1988	244,499	122,713	7,176	45,052	7,238	23,791	14,023	7,701	7,606	12,048	21,739	21,391	3,910	67.3
1989	246,819	122,655	7,315	44,948	7,184	24,228	13,536	7,898	7,651	11,607	21,560	21,676	4,041	69.2
1990	249,623	122,787	7,359	45,359	7,244	24,785	13,329	7,702	7,886	11,264	21,277	21,939	4,158	70.9
1991	252,981	123,210	7,444	46,100	7,393	25,216	13,491	7,208	8,029	11,205	20,923	22,301	4,111	69.3
1992	256,514	123,722	7,614	46,974	7,447	25,752	13,775	6,949	7,797	11,391	20,503	22,494	4,065	68.4
1993	259,919	124,371	7,887	47,856	7,549	26,212	14,096	6,985	7,333	11,657	20,069	22,584	4,000	67.0
1994	263,126	124,976	8,089	48,855	7,725	26,492	14,637	7,047	7,071	11,585	19,740	22,590	3,953	65.9
1995	266,278	125,478	8,107	49,838	8,000	26,825	15,013	7,182	7,103	11,197	19,680	22,372	3,900	64.6
1996	269,394	125,924	8,022	50,817	8,206	27,168	15,443	7,399	7,161	10,715	19,864	21,945	3,891	64.1
1997	272,647	126,422	7,915	51,684	8,232	27,683	15,769	7,569	7,309	10,601	19,899	21,446	3,881	63.6
1998	275,854	126,939	7,841	52,284	8,152	28,302	15,829	7,892	7,520	10,647	19,804	20,953	3,942	64.3
1999	279,040	127,446	7,772	52,811	8,041	28,763	16,007	8,094	7,683	10,908	19,575	20,603	3,959	64.4
2000	282,162	128,041	7,724	53,198	7,972	29,082	16,144	8,199	7,995	11,122	19,280	20,524	4,059	65.9
2001	284,969	128,467	7,630	53,373	7,883	29,210	16,280	8,235	8,290	11,467	18,819	20,652	4,026	65.3
2002	287,625	128,955	7,617	53,507	7,750	29,251	16,506	8,237	8,342	11,902	18,691	20,658	4,022	64.8
2003	290,108	129,346	7,678	53,508	7,661	29,153	16,694	8,325	8,324	12,267	18,772	20,472	4,090	66.1
2004	292,805	129,965	7,885	53,512	7,652	28,806	17,054	8,457	8,312	12,534	19,107	20,160	4,112	66.4
2005	295,517	130,280	7,973	53,606	7,721	28,527	17,358	8,482	8,392	12,568	19,535	19,724	4,138	66.7
2006	298,380	130,754	7,937	53,819	7,942	28,327	17,549	8,567	8,507	12,529	20,110	19,285	4,266	68.6
2007	301,231	131,417	8,002	53,893	8,040	28,256	17,597	8,730	8,500	12,578	20,543	19,171	4,316	69.3
2008	304,094	132,269	8,033	53,833	8,012	28,426	17,395	9,014	8,555	12,626	20,903	19,305	4,248	68.1
2009	306,772	133,202	8,059	53,890	8,088	28,569	17,232	9,146	8,691	12,693	21,078	19,645	4,131	66.2
2010	309,327	134,099	8,189	53,933	8,138	28,730	17,066	9,062	8,956	12,747	21,144	20,068	3,999	64.1
2011	311,583	134,903	8,225	53,791	8,163	28,756	16,871	8,922	9,194	12,971	21,285	20,516	3,954	63.2
2012	313,878	135,517	8,096	53,732	8,230	28,781	16,721	8,789	9,180	13,416	21,393	20,911	3,953	63.0
2013	316,060	136,085	7,987	53,737	8,267	28,817	16,653	8,680	9,032	13,795	21,582	21,272	3,932	62.5
2014	318,386	136,642	8,014	53,714	8,143	28,824	16,747	8,546	8,898	13,994	21,969	21,507	3,988	62.9
2015	320,739	136,958	7,999	53,729	8,041	28,881	16,808	8,467	8,797	13,893	22,431	21,642	3,978	62.5
2016	323,072	137,345	7,977	53,763	8,073	28,914	16,775	8,462	8,662	13,705	22,940	21,835	3,946	62.0
2017	325,122	137,610	8,009	53,737	8,060	28,927	16,750	8,482	8,570	13,492	23,361	21,959	3,856	60.3
2018	326,838	137,739	8,057	53,607	8,032	28,901	16,674	8,571	8,546	13,279	23,547	22,132	3,792	59.1
2019	328,330	137,811	8,055	53,517	8,055	28,820	16,643	8,591	8,551	13,093	23,539	22,464	3,748	58.3
2020	331,512	138,962	7,873	54,346	8,036	29,179	17,131	9,107	9,089	12,994	22,764	22,789	3,614	55.7
2021	332,032	138,448	7,705	54,136	8,023	28,847	17,266	8,688	9,341	13,149	22,394	23,035	3,664	56.3
2022	333,288	138,315	7,573	53,912	7,916	28,580	17,416	8,622	9,162	13,544	22,193	23,308	3,668	56.0
2023²	334,995	138,114	7,470	53,641	7,769	28,442	17,430	8,667	8,777	13,953	22,155	23,450	---	---
---Not available.
¹Fertility rates are calculated as the number of live births per 1,000 females 15 to 44 years old in the given year.
²Projected by the Census Bureau.
NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing within the United States; it excludes armed forces personnel residing overseas. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Population estimates are as of July 1 of the indicated reference year. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1059, 1092, and 1095; 2000 through 2009 Population Estimates, retrieved January 29, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/time-series/demo/popest/intercensal-2000-2010-national.html; 2010 through 2019 Population Estimates, retrieved October 11, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research/evaluation-estimates/2020-evaluation-estimates/2010s-national-detail.html; and 2020 through 2023 Population Estimates, retrieved January 1, 2024, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-state-detail.html. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 1970-2003 Births and Fertility Rate, retrieved January 29, 2021, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statab/natfinal2003.annvol1_01.pdf; Natality Information database, retrieved May 2, 2023, from https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality.html; and Births in the United States, 2022, retrieved January 1, 2024, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db477.pdf. (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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