Unmarried Childbearing

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Data are for the U.S.

  • Number of live births to unmarried women: 1,498,113
  • Fertility rate for unmarried women: 39.9 births per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15-44
  • Percent of all births to unmarried women: 40.0%

Source: Births: Final Data for 2019 pdf icon[PDF]

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Page last reviewed: March 2, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics