Other Measures of Fertility
Fertility Rate,
Wisconsin and the United States
Selected Years 1950-2007
| Year |
Wisconsin |
U.S. |
| 2007 | 64.5 | 69.2 |
| 2006 | 63.4 | 68.7 |
| 2005 | 61.2 | 66.7 |
| 2000 | 59.9 | 65.9 |
| 1995 | 58.9 | 64.6 |
| 1990 | 64.5 | 70.9 |
| 1985 | 64.2 | 66.3 |
| 1980 | 68.8 | 68.4 |
| 1975 | 58.2 | 66.0 |
| 1970 | 76.6 | 87.9 |
| 1965 | 90.8 | 96.3 |
| 1960 | 110.9 | 118.0 |
| 1955 | 123.4 | 118.3 |
| 1950 | 111.4 | 106.2 |
Note: The fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 females aged 15-44.
Source: Wisconsin data are from resident birth certificates, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, Division
of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The U.S. rates for 1950-2000 are from the National Center for Health Statistics, "Vital Statistics of the United
States, 2000, Volume I, Natality." The U.S. rates for 2001 and 2002 are from National Vital Statistics
Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2002," Volume 52, No. 10, December 17, 2003. The U.S. rate for 2003 is from
National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for 2003," Volume 53, No. 9, November 23,
2004. The U.S. rate for 2004 is from National Vital Statistics Reports,
"Births: Preliminary Data for 2004," Volume 54, No. 8, December 29,
2005. The U.S. rate for 2005 and 2006 is from National Vital Statistics
Reports, "Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for
2006," Volume 55, No. 20, August 28, 2007. The U.S. rate for 2007 is from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Birth,
Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2007," Volume 56, No. 21, July 14, 2008.
Age-Specific Birth Rates, Wisconsin
Selected Years 1950-2007
| Year |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-29 |
30-34 |
35-39 |
40-44 |
45-49 |
| 2007 | 32.0 | 87.7 | 124.6 | 104.0 | 43.1 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 30.6 | 86.5 | 126.9 | 101.1 | 43.6 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 30.5 | 81.5 | 119.4 | 104.1 | 42.4 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 35.7 | 89.2 | 119.5 | 96.2 | 35.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| 1995 | 38.8 | 88.7 | 115.4 | 85.4 | 30.7 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| 1990 | 43.5 | 96.2 | 123.6 | 78.6 | 27.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | 38.8 | 101.9 | 117.3 | 67.2 | 22.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| 1980 | 39.5 | 112.1 | 127.5 | 67.3 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| 1975 | 37.8 | 112.9 | 125.1 | 62.1 | 21.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 1970 | 45.1 | 166.6 | 161.9 | 82.6 | 39.7 | 11.4 | 3.1 |
| 1965 | 41.2 | 229.2 | 204.8 | 125.8 | 62.5 | 19.0 | 1.2 |
| 1960 | 64.4 | 284.0 | 235.3 | 141.0 | 75.6 | 21.7 | 5.5 |
| 1955 | 57.5 | 245.6 | 217.0 | 138.1 | 74.2 | 20.9 | 0.8 |
| 1950 | 48.9 | 208.6 | 192.3 | 121.8 | 61.4 | 17.7 | 5.5 |
Note: An age-specific birth rate is the number of births per 1,000 females in that age group.
Source: Resident birth certificates, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, Division
of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Total Fertility Rate,
Wisconsin and the United States
Selected Years 1950-2007
| Year |
Wisconsin |
U.S. |
| 2007 | 2.0 | na |
| 2006 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1995 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| 1990 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| 1985 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1980 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1970 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1965 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 1960 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 1955 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 1950 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Note: The Total Fertility Rate for a given year estimates the number of children that would be born to each
woman in a population during her lifetime if she were to have children throughout her childbearing years
(considered ages 15 through 44) at the same rate as women of those ages actually did in that year.
The Total Fertility Rate summarizes the potential impact of current fertility patterns on completed family
size. The TFR esimates the number of births that a hypothetical cohort of 1,000 women would have if they
experienced throughout their childbearing years the same age-specific birth rates observed in a given year.
The rate can be expressed as the average number of children that would be born per woman.
Source: Wisconsin data are from resident birth certificates, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, Division
of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The U.S. rates for 1950-2000 are from the National Center for Health Statistics, "Vital Statistics of the United
States, 2000, Volume I, Natality." The U.S. rates for 2001 and 2002 are from National Vital Statistics
Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2002," Volume 52, No. 10, December 17, 2003. The U.S. rate for 2003 is from
National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for 2003," Volume 53, No. 9, November 23,
2004. The U.S. rate for 2004 is from National Vital Statistics Reports,
"Births: Preliminary Data for 2004," Volume 54, No. 8, December 29,
2005. The U.S. rate for 2005 is from National Vital Statistics Reports,
"Births: Preliminary Data for 2005," Volume 55, No. 11, December 28,
2006. The U.S. rate for 2006 is from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for 2006," Volume
56, No. 7 December 5, 2007. U.S. data for 2007 are not available.
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