Fertility & birth rates in United States and Venezuela

Fertility rate in United States vs Venezuela chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the United States was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the United States vs Venezuela population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	United States	Venezuela
1960	3.65	6.38
1961	3.62	6.3
1962	3.46	6.23
1963	3.32	6.16
1964	3.19	6.07
1965	2.91	5.98
1966	2.72	5.87
1967	2.56	5.75
1968	2.46	5.61
1969	2.46	5.47
1970	2.48	5.32
1971	2.27	5.17
1972	2.01	5.04
1973	1.88	4.91
1974	1.84	4.79
1975	1.77	4.69
1976	1.74	4.59
1977	1.79	4.49
1978	1.76	4.4
1979	1.81	4.3
1980	1.84	4.2
1981	1.81	4.1
1982	1.83	4.01
1983	1.8	3.93
1984	1.81	3.86
1985	1.84	3.79
1986	1.84	3.73
1987	1.87	3.67
1988	1.93	3.6
1989	2.01	3.52
1990	2.08	3.45
1991	2.06	3.37
1992	2.05	3.29
1993	2.02	3.22
1994	2	3.15
1995	1.98	3.08
1996	1.98	3.02
1997	1.97	2.97
1998	2	2.91
1999	2.01	2.86
2000	2.06	2.79
2001	2.03	2.78
2002	2.02	2.74
2003	2.05	2.7
2004	2.05	2.64
2005	2.06	2.63
2006	2.11	2.6
2007	2.12	2.52
2008	2.07	2.48
2009	2	2.42
2010	1.93	2.4
2011	1.89	2.4
2012	1.88	2.38
2013	1.86	2.33
2014	1.86	2.3
2015	1.84	2.25
2016	1.82	2.22
2017	1.77	2.18
2018	1.73	2.15
2019	1.71	2.13
2020	1.64	2.12
2021	1.66	2.11
2022	1.66	2.09
2023	1.62	2.08
2024	1.62	2.08
2025	1.62	2.06
2026	1.62	2.04
2027	1.62	2.03
2028	1.62	2.01
2029	1.62	2
2030	1.62	1.99
2031	1.62	1.98
2032	1.62	1.97
2033	1.63	1.96
2034	1.62	1.95
2035	1.63	1.94
2036	1.63	1.93
2037	1.63	1.92
2038	1.63	1.91
2039	1.63	1.91
2040	1.63	1.9
2041	1.63	1.89
2042	1.63	1.88
2043	1.63	1.87
2044	1.63	1.86
2045	1.64	1.86
2046	1.64	1.85
2047	1.63	1.84
2048	1.64	1.84
2049	1.63	1.83
2050	1.64	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	United States	Venezuela
1960	31.3%	46.8%
1961	31.4%	46.9%
1962	31.3%	47%
1963	31.1%	47%
1964	30.9%	47%
1965	30.7%	46.9%
1966	30.4%	46.8%
1967	30%	46.6%
1968	29.5%	46.3%
1969	29%	46%
1970	28.6%	45.6%
1971	28%	45.2%
1972	27.4%	44.7%
1973	26.6%	44.3%
1974	25.9%	43.8%
1975	25.2%	43.3%
1976	24.4%	42.9%
1977	23.8%	42.5%
1978	23.2%	42.1%
1979	22.8%	41.7%
1980	22.4%	41.3%
1981	22.1%	41%
1982	22%	40.6%
1983	21.8%	40.3%
1984	21.7%	39.9%
1985	21.5%	39.6%
1986	21.3%	39.3%
1987	21.3%	39%
1988	21.3%	38.7%
1989	21.5%	38.4%
1990	21.6%	38.1%
1991	21.7%	37.8%
1992	21.8%	37.4%
1993	21.9%	37%
1994	21.9%	36.6%
1995	21.8%	36.2%
1996	21.7%	35.8%
1997	21.5%	35.3%
1998	21.4%	34.9%
1999	21.3%	34.5%
2000	21.2%	34%
2001	21%	33.6%
2002	20.9%	33.1%
2003	20.7%	32.7%
2004	20.5%	32.2%
2005	20.3%	31.8%
2006	20.2%	31.4%
2007	20%	31%
2008	19.9%	30.6%
2009	19.8%	30.3%
2010	19.7%	29.9%
2011	19.6%	29.5%
2012	19.5%	29.2%
2013	19.4%	28.9%
2014	19.3%	28.5%
2015	19.2%	28.2%
2016	19.1%	27.9%
2017	18.9%	27.8%
2018	18.8%	27.9%
2019	18.6%	28%
2020	18.4%	27.8%
2021	18.1%	27.4%
2022	17.9%	26.8%
2023	17.6%	26.2%
2024	17.3%	25.5%
2025	17.1%	24.9%
2026	16.9%	24.3%
2027	16.7%	23.8%
2028	16.6%	23.2%
2029	16.4%	22.8%
2030	16.3%	22.4%
2031	16.1%	22%
2032	16%	21.7%
2033	16%	21.5%
2034	15.9%	21.4%
2035	15.9%	21.4%
2036	15.9%	21.4%
2037	15.9%	21.5%
2038	15.9%	21.5%
2039	15.9%	21.4%
2040	15.9%	21.4%
2041	16%	21.3%
2042	16%	21.2%
2043	16%	21.1%
2044	16%	20.9%
2045	16%	20.7%
2046	16%	20.5%
2047	16%	20.3%
2048	16%	20%
2049	15.9%	19.8%
2050	15.9%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.3% of the population in the United States and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 21.6% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the United States and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in United States vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.25% in the United States and +1% in Venezuela. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	United States	Venezuela
1960	2,565,530	285,105
1961	2,571,681	292,109
1962	2,406,337	299,345
1963	2,289,826	307,279
1964	2,245,099	314,397
1965	1,943,030	321,695
1966	1,749,387	329,697
1967	1,669,181	335,813
1968	1,565,507	340,973
1969	1,702,487	343,596
1970	1,824,965	350,709
1971	1,640,519	355,212
1972	1,301,355	360,749
1973	1,165,499	367,612
1974	1,218,968	375,678
1975	1,252,644	385,045
1976	1,264,604	395,344
1977	1,431,556	405,315
1978	1,402,283	414,032
1979	1,597,894	421,256
1980	1,608,450	425,613
1981	1,652,153	432,059
1982	1,714,317	436,564
1983	1,636,544	443,569
1984	1,627,192	449,186
1985	1,689,258	455,517
1986	1,656,917	468,252
1987	1,720,252	474,204
1988	1,735,943	477,569
1989	1,875,826	478,053
1990	2,026,068	478,168
1991	1,926,543	477,917
1992	1,875,328	474,824
1993	1,717,685	473,189
1994	1,633,302	469,178
1995	1,546,031	469,267
1996	1,510,137	468,653
1997	1,501,014	472,002
1998	1,573,857	469,123
1999	1,564,050	463,787
2000	1,664,758	459,802
2001	1,595,826	451,487
2002	1,581,938	466,821
2003	1,653,615	456,902
2004	1,698,271	455,881
2005	1,684,445	463,260
2006	1,849,955	460,152
2007	1,897,757	452,482
2008	1,794,154	435,870
2009	1,717,920	427,257
2010	1,548,182	425,397
2011	1,441,697	425,958
2012	1,411,822	420,758
2013	1,322,711	408,930
2014	1,357,281	395,088
2015	1,270,126	384,560
2016	1,197,627	359,651
2017	1,028,037	340,222
2018	955,022	317,302
2019	887,476	274,826
2020	208,862	237,223
2021	199,137	207,746
2022	399,926	216,619
2023	502,372	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: United States vs Venezuela

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in the United States, compared to 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	United States	Venezuela
1985	11	83
1986	11	81
1987	11	81
1988	12	80
1989	12	80
1990	12	83
1991	12	80
1992	11	82
1993	12	82
1994	11	84
1995	12	84
1996	11	86
1997	11	82
1998	11	82
1999	12	88
2000	12	86
2001	13	101
2002	13	87
2003	13	97
2004	13	94
2005	13	93
2006	13	96
2007	13	92
2008	14	103
2009	15	109
2010	15	110
2011	15	104
2012	16	113
2013	16	123
2014	17	133
2015	17	136
2016	18	162
2017	18	195
2018	18	205
2019	18	202
2020	22	207
2021	31	251
2022	20	219
2023	17	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.65% in the United States and 2.43% in Venezuela. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	United States	Venezuela
1960	3.01%	7.97%
1961	2.95%	7.72%
1962	2.89%	7.49%
1963	2.83%	7.3%
1964	2.77%	7.14%
1965	2.71%	7%
1966	2.64%	6.87%
1967	2.57%	6.75%
1968	2.49%	6.61%
1969	2.41%	6.47%
1970	2.32%	6.3%
1971	2.24%	6.12%
1972	2.15%	5.94%
1973	2.06%	5.75%
1974	1.97%	5.57%
1975	1.88%	5.38%
1976	1.79%	5.2%
1977	1.71%	5.01%
1978	1.63%	4.82%
1979	1.56%	4.62%
1980	1.5%	4.42%
1981	1.44%	4.24%
1982	1.39%	4.07%
1983	1.34%	3.91%
1984	1.3%	3.77%
1985	1.27%	3.64%
1986	1.24%	3.5%
1987	1.21%	3.37%
1988	1.19%	3.23%
1989	1.16%	3.09%
1990	1.12%	2.96%
1991	1.09%	2.86%
1992	1.05%	2.78%
1993	1.01%	2.73%
1994	0.98%	2.68%
1995	0.95%	2.63%
1996	0.92%	2.55%
1997	0.89%	2.45%
1998	0.87%	2.34%
1999	0.86%	2.24%
2000	0.84%	2.15%
2001	0.83%	2.09%
2002	0.82%	2.03%
2003	0.81%	1.98%
2004	0.81%	1.91%
2005	0.8%	1.85%
2006	0.79%	1.79%
2007	0.77%	1.74%
2008	0.76%	1.72%
2009	0.75%	1.71%
2010	0.73%	1.72%
2011	0.72%	1.73%
2012	0.7%	1.76%
2013	0.69%	1.79%
2014	0.68%	1.83%
2015	0.68%	1.92%
2016	0.67%	2.43%
2017	0.66%	2.43%
2018	0.65%	2.43%
2019	0.65%	2.43%
2020	0.65%	2.43%
2021	0.65%	2.43%
2022	0.65%	2.43%
2023	0.65%	2.43%