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Unmarried Childbearing
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of live births to unmarried women: 1,433,976
- Fertility rate for unmarried women: 35.5 births per 1,000 unmarried women ages 15–44
- Percent of all births to unmarried women: 39.5%
Sources: Births: Final Data for 2024, table 7 [PDF – 2 MB] and User Guide to the 2024 Natality Public Use File, table 7 [PDF – 2 MB]