WISH: Birth Rate (Births per 1,000 Population) Wisconsin and the United States, Selected Years 1950-2020
| Year | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.4 | |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| 2016 | 11.5 | 12.2 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| 2010 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 14.0 |
| 2000 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| 1995 | 13.2 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | 14.8 | 16.7 |
| 1985 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| 1980 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| 1975 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
| 1970 | 17.5 | 18.4 |
| 1965 | 20.0 | 19.4 |
| 1960 | 25.4 | 23.7 |
| 1955 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| 1950 | 23.9 | 24.1 |
Source: Data for Wisconsin are from resident birth certificates, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The U.S. birth rates for 1950-2015 are from the National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2015," Volume 66, Number 1, January 5, 2017. The U.S. birth rate for 2016 is from the National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2016," Volume 67, Number 1, January 31, 2018. The U.S. birth rate for 2017 is from the National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2017," Volume 67, Number 8, November 7, 2018. The U.S. birth rate for 2018 is from the National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2018," Volume 68, Number 13, November 27, 2019. The U.S. birth rate for 2019 is from the National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2019," Volume 70, Number 2, March 23, 2021.