Teen birth rates have declined sharply in the last two decades according to a study by National Vital Statistics System, an inter-governmental system of sharing data. The findings reveal that the overall birth rate for 15- to 19-year-olds in the U.S. declined 71% between 2000 and 2022, from 47.7 to 13.6 births per 1,000 teenagers
The study shows that in 2000 there were 475,104 births to teenagers while in 2022 there were 145,313 births, a 69% decline. During the same time period, the female teen population increased 7%.
