Data sources
Most of the data on this page comes from the Human Fertility Database (website www.humanfertility.org) (data downloaded December 2013, last updated January 2013). The data collected by the Human Fertility Database is based on government data collection by the United States government. Details about the modalities of data collection are available here.
Qualitative history of fertility-relevant events
| Year | 
Event | 
Postulated effect seen in fertility statistics
 | 
| 1973 | 
Roe v Wade led to nationwide legalization of abortion (specifically, first trimester abortion) | 
No immediate effects or changes to trends. Possible reasons: (a) abortion availability isn't a major determinant of fertility, (b) many states had already legalized abortion, (c) illegal abortions were already widely available, (d) the effect of the law on the availability of legal abortions took some time to materialize.
 | 
| Metric | 
Most recent measurement, along with year and source | 
Extreme values, along with year and source
 | 
| crude birth rate (CBR) | 
12.94 (year 2010, based on Human Fertility Database data last updated January 2013) | 
Data available 1933-2010; maximum value 25.82 in 1947, minimum value 12.94 in 2010
 | 
| total fertility rate (TFR) | 
1.928 (year 2010, based on Human Fertility Database data last updated January 2013) | 
Data available 1933-2010; maximum value 3.738 in 1957, minimum value 1.739 in 1976
 | 
| TFR40 | 
1.874 (year 2010, based on Human Fertility Database data last updated January 2013) | 
Data available 1933-2010; maximum value 3.654 in 1957, minimum value 1.716 in 1976
 | 
| TFR proportions by birth order | 
birth orders 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (and more) (respectively): 0.400, 0.316, 0.167, 0.081, 0.103 (year 2010, based on Human Fertility Database data last updated January 2013) | 
Data available 1933-2010
 | 
Data on period fertility
Data on total indicators only without breakdown by birth order
| Year | 
CBR (births per 1000 people per year) | 
CBR minus previous year's CBR | 
TFR (sum of all age-specific fertility rates), ballpark for replacement fertility is 2.1 | 
TFR minus previous year's TFR | 
TFR40 (sum of age-specific fertility rates up to the age of 40), almost equal to TFR because births above the age of 40 are rare | 
TFR40 minus previous year's TFR40
 | 
| 1933 | 
16.57 | 
 | 
2.012 | 
 | 
1.911 | 
 | 
| 1934 | 
17.15 | 
0.58 | 
2.072 | 
0.06 | 
1.973 | 
0.062
 | 
| 1935 | 
16.93 | 
-0.22 | 
2.038 | 
-0.034 | 
1.944 | 
-0.029
 | 
| 1936 | 
16.75 | 
-0.18 | 
2.007 | 
-0.031 | 
1.919 | 
-0.025
 | 
| 1937 | 
17.09 | 
0.34 | 
2.038 | 
0.031 | 
1.955 | 
0.036
 | 
| 1938 | 
17.61 | 
0.52 | 
2.092 | 
0.054 | 
2.01 | 
0.055
 | 
| 1939 | 
17.3 | 
-0.31 | 
2.05 | 
-0.042 | 
1.974 | 
-0.036
 | 
| 1940 | 
17.88 | 
0.58 | 
2.113 | 
0.063 | 
2.037 | 
0.063
 | 
| 1941 (beginning of US involvement in World War II) | 
18.89 | 
1.01 | 
2.226 | 
0.113 | 
2.152 | 
0.115
 | 
| 1942 | 
20.99 | 
2.1 | 
2.465 | 
0.239 | 
2.392 | 
0.24
 | 
| 1943 | 
21.92 | 
0.93 | 
2.566 | 
0.101 | 
2.489 | 
0.097
 | 
| 1944 | 
20.99 | 
-0.93 | 
2.439 | 
-0.127 | 
2.359 | 
-0.13
 | 
| 1945 (end of World War II) | 
20.33 | 
-0.66 | 
2.38 | 
-0.059 | 
2.297 | 
-0.062
 | 
| 1946 | 
23.67 | 
3.34 | 
2.83 | 
0.45 | 
2.747 | 
0.45
 | 
| 1947 | 
25.82 | 
2.15 | 
3.161 | 
0.331 | 
3.077 | 
0.33
 | 
| 1948 | 
24.2 | 
-1.62 | 
3.009 | 
-0.152 | 
2.93 | 
-0.147
 | 
| 1949 | 
23.94 | 
-0.26 | 
3.022 | 
0.013 | 
2.945 | 
0.015
 | 
| 1950 | 
23.52 | 
-0.42 | 
3.02 | 
-0.002 | 
2.944 | 
-0.001
 | 
| 1951 | 
24.45 | 
0.93 | 
3.203 | 
0.183 | 
3.124 | 
0.18
 | 
| 1952 | 
24.7 | 
0.25 | 
3.302 | 
0.099 | 
3.222 | 
0.098
 | 
| 1953 | 
24.65 | 
-0.05 | 
3.372 | 
0.07 | 
3.292 | 
0.07
 | 
| 1954 | 
24.92 | 
0.27 | 
3.494 | 
0.122 | 
3.411 | 
0.119
 | 
| 1955 | 
24.64 | 
-0.28 | 
3.538 | 
0.044 | 
3.456 | 
0.045
 | 
| 1956 | 
24.88 | 
0.24 | 
3.654 | 
0.116 | 
3.57 | 
0.114
 | 
| 1957 | 
24.97 | 
0.09 | 
3.738 | 
0.084 | 
3.654 | 
0.084
 | 
| 1958 | 
24.25 | 
-0.72 | 
3.689 | 
-0.049 | 
3.609 | 
-0.045
 | 
| 1959 | 
23.96 | 
-0.29 | 
3.689 | 
0 | 
3.609 | 
0
 | 
| 1960 | 
23.65 | 
-0.31 | 
3.667 | 
-0.022 | 
3.587 | 
-0.022
 | 
| 1961 | 
23.33 | 
-0.32 | 
3.626 | 
-0.041 | 
3.545 | 
-0.042
 | 
| 1962 | 
22.43 | 
-0.9 | 
3.481 | 
-0.145 | 
3.403 | 
-0.142
 | 
| 1963 | 
21.74 | 
-0.69 | 
3.354 | 
-0.127 | 
3.28 | 
-0.123
 | 
| 1964 | 
21.07 | 
-0.67 | 
3.222 | 
-0.132 | 
3.149 | 
-0.131
 | 
| 1965 | 
19.43 | 
-1.64 | 
2.926 | 
-0.296 | 
2.858 | 
-0.291
 | 
| 1966 | 
18.44 | 
-0.99 | 
2.714 | 
-0.212 | 
2.651 | 
-0.207
 | 
| 1967 | 
17.83 | 
-0.61 | 
2.564 | 
-0.15 | 
2.507 | 
-0.144
 | 
| 1968 | 
17.56 | 
-0.27 | 
2.467 | 
-0.097 | 
2.416 | 
-0.091
 | 
| 1969 | 
17.86 | 
0.3 | 
2.457 | 
-0.01 | 
2.41 | 
-0.006
 | 
| 1970 | 
18.29 | 
0.43 | 
2.461 | 
0.004 | 
2.417 | 
0.007
 | 
| 1971 | 
17.2 | 
-1.09 | 
2.268 | 
-0.193 | 
2.23 | 
-0.187
 | 
| 1972 | 
15.58 | 
-1.62 | 
2.008 | 
-0.26 | 
1.975 | 
-0.255
 | 
| 1973 | 
14.85 | 
-0.73 | 
1.871 | 
-0.137 | 
1.842 | 
-0.133
 | 
| 1974 | 
14.82 | 
-0.03 | 
1.827 | 
-0.044 | 
1.802 | 
-0.04
 | 
| 1975 | 
14.6 | 
-0.22 | 
1.769 | 
-0.058 | 
1.744 | 
-0.058
 | 
| 1976 | 
14.57 | 
-0.03 | 
1.739 | 
-0.03 | 
1.716 | 
-0.028
 | 
| 1977 | 
15.14 | 
0.57 | 
1.783 | 
0.044 | 
1.761 | 
0.045
 | 
| 1978 | 
15.01 | 
-0.13 | 
1.747 | 
-0.036 | 
1.727 | 
-0.034
 | 
| 1979 | 
15.57 | 
0.56 | 
1.795 | 
0.048 | 
1.774 | 
0.047
 | 
| 1980 | 
15.91 | 
0.34 | 
1.821 | 
0.026 | 
1.801 | 
0.027
 | 
| 1981 | 
15.82 | 
-0.09 | 
1.805 | 
-0.016 | 
1.785 | 
-0.016
 | 
| 1982 | 
15.89 | 
0.07 | 
1.814 | 
0.009 | 
1.794 | 
0.009
 | 
| 1983 | 
15.57 | 
-0.32 | 
1.783 | 
-0.031 | 
1.764 | 
-0.03
 | 
| 1984 | 
15.56 | 
-0.01 | 
1.792 | 
0.009 | 
1.773 | 
0.009
 | 
| 1985 | 
15.81 | 
0.25 | 
1.835 | 
0.043 | 
1.815 | 
0.042
 | 
| 1986 | 
15.65 | 
-0.16 | 
1.835 | 
0 | 
1.814 | 
-0.001
 | 
| 1987 | 
15.73 | 
0.08 | 
1.865 | 
0.03 | 
1.843 | 
0.029
 | 
| 1988 | 
15.99 | 
0.26 | 
1.922 | 
0.057 | 
1.898 | 
0.055
 | 
| 1989 | 
16.37 | 
0.38 | 
1.999 | 
0.077 | 
1.974 | 
0.076
 | 
| 1990 | 
16.66 | 
0.29 | 
2.069 | 
0.07 | 
2.042 | 
0.068
 | 
| 1991 | 
16.26 | 
-0.4 | 
2.058 | 
-0.011 | 
2.029 | 
-0.013
 | 
| 1992 | 
15.85 | 
-0.41 | 
2.043 | 
-0.015 | 
2.013 | 
-0.016
 | 
| 1993 | 
15.4 | 
-0.45 | 
2.019 | 
-0.024 | 
1.988 | 
-0.025
 | 
| 1994 | 
15.03 | 
-0.37 | 
2.003 | 
-0.016 | 
1.971 | 
-0.017
 | 
| 1995 | 
14.66 | 
-0.37 | 
1.982 | 
-0.021 | 
1.948 | 
-0.023
 | 
| 1996 | 
14.46 | 
-0.2 | 
1.98 | 
-0.002 | 
1.945 | 
-0.003
 | 
| 1997 | 
14.25 | 
-0.21 | 
1.974 | 
-0.006 | 
1.938 | 
-0.007
 | 
| 1998 | 
14.3 | 
0.05 | 
2.003 | 
0.029 | 
1.965 | 
0.027
 | 
| 1999 | 
14.21 | 
-0.09 | 
2.009 | 
0.006 | 
1.97 | 
0.005
 | 
| 2000 | 
14.41 | 
0.2 | 
2.054 | 
0.045 | 
2.012 | 
0.042
 | 
| 2001 | 
14.15 | 
-0.26 | 
2.031 | 
-0.023 | 
1.989 | 
-0.023
 | 
| 2002 | 
14 | 
-0.15 | 
2.024 | 
-0.007 | 
1.981 | 
-0.008
 | 
| 2003 | 
14.11 | 
0.11 | 
2.053 | 
0.029 | 
2.007 | 
0.026
 | 
| 2004 | 
14.06 | 
-0.05 | 
2.058 | 
0.005 | 
2.01 | 
0.003
 | 
| 2005 | 
14.01 | 
-0.05 | 
2.061 | 
0.003 | 
2.012 | 
0.002
 | 
| 2006 | 
14.3 | 
0.29 | 
2.112 | 
0.051 | 
2.061 | 
0.049
 | 
| 2007 | 
14.33 | 
0.03 | 
2.122 | 
0.01 | 
2.07 | 
0.009
 | 
| 2008 | 
13.97 | 
-0.36 | 
2.074 | 
-0.048 | 
2.02 | 
-0.05
 | 
| 2009 | 
13.47 | 
-0.5 | 
2.002 | 
-0.072 | 
1.948 | 
-0.072
 | 
| 2010 | 
12.94 | 
-0.53 | 
1.928 | 
-0.074 | 
1.874 | 
-0.074
 | 
| Mean | 
18.0137179487 | 
-0.0471428571 | 
2.3858333333 | 
-0.0010909091 | 
2.3314102564 | 
-0.0004805195
 | 
| Median | 
16.615 | 
-0.13 | 
2.0595 | 
-0.002 | 
2.012 | 
-0.001
 | 
| Standard deviation | 
3.8378718091 | 
0.7508203534 | 
0.6196736765 | 
0.1109433452 | 
0.6026563156 | 
0.1096561144
 | 
| Slope for best linear fit (using linear regression) | 
-0.1170643281 | 
-0.0066822651 | 
-0.0128025519 | 
-0.0008526999 | 
-0.0119700806 | 
-0.000900021
 | 
| Multiplier for best log-linear fit (using linear regression on the logarithm) | 
0.993534563 | 
 | 
0.9949225462 | 
 | 
0.9951862764 | 
 | 
Data on total fertility rate broken down by birth order
| Year | 
TFR | 
TFR1 | 
TFR2 | 
TFR3 | 
TFR4 | 
TFR5+ | 
TFR1 proportion | 
TFR2 proportion | 
TFR3 proportion | 
TFR4 proportion | 
TFR5+ proportion
 | 
| 1933 | 
2.012 | 
0.595 | 
0.439 | 
0.291 | 
0.2 | 
0.487 | 
0.2957256461 | 
0.2181908549 | 
0.1446322068 | 
0.0994035785 | 
0.2420477137
 | 
| 1934 | 
2.072 | 
0.642 | 
0.45 | 
0.294 | 
0.201 | 
0.485 | 
0.3098455598 | 
0.2171814672 | 
0.1418918919 | 
0.097007722 | 
0.2340733591
 | 
| 1935 | 
2.038 | 
0.671 | 
0.441 | 
0.28 | 
0.19 | 
0.455 | 
0.3292443572 | 
0.2163886163 | 
0.1373895976 | 
0.0932286555 | 
0.2232580962
 | 
| 1936 | 
2.007 | 
0.678 | 
0.45 | 
0.272 | 
0.18 | 
0.427 | 
0.3378176383 | 
0.2242152466 | 
0.1355256602 | 
0.0896860987 | 
0.2127553563
 | 
| 1937 | 
2.038 | 
0.713 | 
0.466 | 
0.272 | 
0.176 | 
0.412 | 
0.3498527969 | 
0.2286555447 | 
0.1334641806 | 
0.0863591757 | 
0.2021589794
 | 
| 1938 | 
2.092 | 
0.748 | 
0.49 | 
0.28 | 
0.175 | 
0.4 | 
0.3575525813 | 
0.2342256214 | 
0.1338432122 | 
0.0836520076 | 
0.1912045889
 | 
| 1939 | 
2.05 | 
0.732 | 
0.494 | 
0.278 | 
0.17 | 
0.376 | 
0.3570731707 | 
0.2409756098 | 
0.1356097561 | 
0.0829268293 | 
0.1834146341
 | 
| 1940 | 
2.113 | 
0.751 | 
0.524 | 
0.292 | 
0.174 | 
0.372 | 
0.3554188358 | 
0.2479886417 | 
0.1381921439 | 
0.0823473734 | 
0.1760530052
 | 
| 1941 | 
2.226 | 
0.835 | 
0.551 | 
0.302 | 
0.176 | 
0.362 | 
0.3751123091 | 
0.2475292004 | 
0.1356693621 | 
0.0790655885 | 
0.16262354
 | 
| 1942 | 
2.465 | 
0.985 | 
0.617 | 
0.324 | 
0.183 | 
0.357 | 
0.3995943205 | 
0.2503042596 | 
0.1314401623 | 
0.0742393509 | 
0.1448275862
 | 
| 1943 | 
2.566 | 
0.923 | 
0.691 | 
0.371 | 
0.205 | 
0.376 | 
0.3597038192 | 
0.2692907249 | 
0.1445830086 | 
0.0798908807 | 
0.1465315666
 | 
| 1944 | 
2.439 | 
0.815 | 
0.651 | 
0.382 | 
0.212 | 
0.379 | 
0.3341533415 | 
0.2669126691 | 
0.1566215662 | 
0.0869208692 | 
0.1553915539
 | 
| 1945 | 
2.38 | 
0.788 | 
0.633 | 
0.374 | 
0.209 | 
0.376 | 
0.331092437 | 
0.2659663866 | 
0.1571428571 | 
0.0878151261 | 
0.1579831933
 | 
| 1946 | 
2.83 | 
1.061 | 
0.772 | 
0.406 | 
0.219 | 
0.371 | 
0.3749116608 | 
0.2727915194 | 
0.1434628975 | 
0.077385159 | 
0.1310954064
 | 
| 1947 | 
3.161 | 
1.3 | 
0.84 | 
0.435 | 
0.222 | 
0.365 | 
0.4112622588 | 
0.2657386903 | 
0.1376146789 | 
0.0702309396 | 
0.115469788
 | 
| 1948 | 
3.009 | 
1.116 | 
0.862 | 
0.449 | 
0.224 | 
0.357 | 
0.370887338 | 
0.2864739116 | 
0.1492190096 | 
0.0744433367 | 
0.1186440678
 | 
| 1949 | 
3.022 | 
1.036 | 
0.9 | 
0.48 | 
0.24 | 
0.367 | 
0.342819325 | 
0.2978160159 | 
0.1588352085 | 
0.0794176042 | 
0.1214427531
 | 
| 1950 | 
3.02 | 
0.97 | 
0.908 | 
0.518 | 
0.257 | 
0.368 | 
0.321192053 | 
0.3006622517 | 
0.1715231788 | 
0.0850993377 | 
0.1218543046
 | 
| 1951 | 
3.203 | 
1.032 | 
0.932 | 
0.565 | 
0.287 | 
0.386 | 
0.3221979394 | 
0.2909772089 | 
0.1763971277 | 
0.0896034967 | 
0.12051202
 | 
| 1952 | 
3.302 | 
1.022 | 
0.946 | 
0.608 | 
0.318 | 
0.408 | 
0.3095093882 | 
0.2864930345 | 
0.1841308298 | 
0.0963052695 | 
0.1235614779
 | 
| 1953 | 
3.372 | 
1.017 | 
0.955 | 
0.629 | 
0.34 | 
0.431 | 
0.3016014235 | 
0.2832147094 | 
0.1865361803 | 
0.1008303677 | 
0.1278173191
 | 
| 1954 | 
3.494 | 
1.034 | 
0.966 | 
0.661 | 
0.367 | 
0.465 | 
0.2959358901 | 
0.2764739554 | 
0.1891814539 | 
0.1050372066 | 
0.1330852891
 | 
| 1955 | 
3.538 | 
1.02 | 
0.963 | 
0.679 | 
0.385 | 
0.491 | 
0.2882984737 | 
0.2721876767 | 
0.1919163369 | 
0.1088185415 | 
0.1387789712
 | 
| 1956 | 
3.654 | 
1.044 | 
0.976 | 
0.704 | 
0.407 | 
0.524 | 
0.2857142857 | 
0.267104543 | 
0.192665572 | 
0.1113847838 | 
0.1434044882
 | 
| 1957 | 
3.738 | 
1.049 | 
0.981 | 
0.724 | 
0.428 | 
0.556 | 
0.2806313537 | 
0.2624398074 | 
0.1936864633 | 
0.1144997325 | 
0.1487426431
 | 
| 1958 | 
3.689 | 
1.002 | 
0.96 | 
0.718 | 
0.437 | 
0.573 | 
0.2716183247 | 
0.2602331255 | 
0.1946326918 | 
0.1184602873 | 
0.1553266468
 | 
| 1959 | 
3.689 | 
0.972 | 
0.943 | 
0.721 | 
0.45 | 
0.603 | 
0.2634860396 | 
0.2556248306 | 
0.1954459203 | 
0.1219842776 | 
0.163458932
 | 
| 1960 | 
3.667 | 
0.945 | 
0.919 | 
0.72 | 
0.458 | 
0.625 | 
0.2577038451 | 
0.2506135806 | 
0.1963457867 | 
0.1248977366 | 
0.170439051
 | 
| 1961 | 
3.626 | 
0.923 | 
0.884 | 
0.708 | 
0.461 | 
0.65 | 
0.2545504688 | 
0.2437948152 | 
0.195256481 | 
0.1271373414 | 
0.1792608935
 | 
| 1962 | 
3.481 | 
0.881 | 
0.838 | 
0.673 | 
0.444 | 
0.644 | 
0.253088193 | 
0.2407354209 | 
0.1933352485 | 
0.1275495547 | 
0.1850043091
 | 
| 1963 | 
3.354 | 
0.863 | 
0.804 | 
0.636 | 
0.424 | 
0.627 | 
0.2573047108 | 
0.2397137746 | 
0.1896243292 | 
0.1264162194 | 
0.186940966
 | 
| 1964 | 
3.222 | 
0.859 | 
0.764 | 
0.598 | 
0.399 | 
0.601 | 
0.2666045934 | 
0.2371198014 | 
0.1855990068 | 
0.1238361266 | 
0.1865301055
 | 
| 1965 | 
2.926 | 
0.819 | 
0.7 | 
0.527 | 
0.349 | 
0.533 | 
0.2799043062 | 
0.2392344498 | 
0.1801093643 | 
0.1192754614 | 
0.1821599453
 | 
| 1966 | 
2.714 | 
0.83 | 
0.66 | 
0.465 | 
0.299 | 
0.46 | 
0.3058216654 | 
0.243183493 | 
0.1713338246 | 
0.1101694915 | 
0.1694915254
 | 
| 1967 | 
2.564 | 
0.807 | 
0.65 | 
0.433 | 
0.27 | 
0.404 | 
0.3147425897 | 
0.2535101404 | 
0.1688767551 | 
0.1053042122 | 
0.1575663027
 | 
| 1968 | 
2.467 | 
0.83 | 
0.637 | 
0.406 | 
0.244 | 
0.352 | 
0.3364410215 | 
0.2582083502 | 
0.1645723551 | 
0.0989055533 | 
0.1426834212
 | 
| 1969 | 
2.457 | 
0.835 | 
0.652 | 
0.408 | 
0.237 | 
0.325 | 
0.3398453398 | 
0.2653642654 | 
0.1660561661 | 
0.0964590965 | 
0.1322751323
 | 
| 1970 | 
2.461 | 
0.86 | 
0.664 | 
0.408 | 
0.228 | 
0.3 | 
0.3494514425 | 
0.2698090207 | 
0.1657862657 | 
0.0926452662 | 
0.121901666
 | 
| 1971 | 
2.268 | 
0.804 | 
0.63 | 
0.37 | 
0.202 | 
0.261 | 
0.3544973545 | 
0.2777777778 | 
0.1631393298 | 
0.0890652557 | 
0.1150793651
 | 
| 1972 | 
2.008 | 
0.744 | 
0.582 | 
0.311 | 
0.165 | 
0.206 | 
0.3705179283 | 
0.2898406375 | 
0.1548804781 | 
0.0821713147 | 
0.1025896414
 | 
| 1973 | 
1.871 | 
0.714 | 
0.565 | 
0.283 | 
0.14 | 
0.169 | 
0.3816141101 | 
0.3019775521 | 
0.1512560128 | 
0.0748262961 | 
0.0903260289
 | 
| 1974 | 
1.827 | 
0.715 | 
0.572 | 
0.272 | 
0.127 | 
0.143 | 
0.3913519431 | 
0.3130815545 | 
0.148877942 | 
0.0695128626 | 
0.0782703886
 | 
| 1975 | 
1.769 | 
0.7 | 
0.557 | 
0.266 | 
0.118 | 
0.127 | 
0.3957037875 | 
0.3148671566 | 
0.1503674392 | 
0.0667043527 | 
0.0717919729
 | 
| 1976 | 
1.739 | 
0.691 | 
0.554 | 
0.267 | 
0.113 | 
0.115 | 
0.3973548016 | 
0.318573893 | 
0.1535365152 | 
0.0649798735 | 
0.0661299597
 | 
| 1977 | 
1.783 | 
0.711 | 
0.572 | 
0.279 | 
0.114 | 
0.108 | 
0.3987661245 | 
0.3208076276 | 
0.1564778463 | 
0.0639371845 | 
0.0605720695
 | 
| 1978 | 
1.747 | 
0.707 | 
0.559 | 
0.274 | 
0.11 | 
0.098 | 
0.4046937607 | 
0.3199771036 | 
0.1568402977 | 
0.062965083 | 
0.0560961649
 | 
| 1979 | 
1.795 | 
0.734 | 
0.574 | 
0.281 | 
0.111 | 
0.094 | 
0.408913649 | 
0.3197771588 | 
0.156545961 | 
0.0618384401 | 
0.052367688
 | 
| 1980 | 
1.821 | 
0.761 | 
0.578 | 
0.281 | 
0.11 | 
0.091 | 
0.4179022515 | 
0.3174080176 | 
0.1543108182 | 
0.0604063701 | 
0.0499725426
 | 
| 1981 | 
1.805 | 
0.758 | 
0.575 | 
0.278 | 
0.108 | 
0.085 | 
0.4199445983 | 
0.3185595568 | 
0.1540166205 | 
0.059833795 | 
0.0470914127
 | 
| 1982 | 
1.814 | 
0.759 | 
0.586 | 
0.28 | 
0.107 | 
0.082 | 
0.4184123484 | 
0.3230429989 | 
0.1543550165 | 
0.058985667 | 
0.0452039691
 | 
| 1983 | 
1.783 | 
0.748 | 
0.578 | 
0.274 | 
0.105 | 
0.078 | 
0.4195176669 | 
0.3241727426 | 
0.1536735838 | 
0.0588895121 | 
0.0437464947
 | 
| 1984 | 
1.792 | 
0.751 | 
0.587 | 
0.276 | 
0.104 | 
0.075 | 
0.4190848214 | 
0.3275669643 | 
0.1540178571 | 
0.0580357143 | 
0.0418526786
 | 
| 1985 | 
1.835 | 
0.769 | 
0.602 | 
0.285 | 
0.106 | 
0.073 | 
0.4190735695 | 
0.3280653951 | 
0.1553133515 | 
0.0577656676 | 
0.0397820163
 | 
| 1986 | 
1.835 | 
0.773 | 
0.598 | 
0.286 | 
0.106 | 
0.072 | 
0.421253406 | 
0.3258855586 | 
0.1558583106 | 
0.0577656676 | 
0.0392370572
 | 
| 1987 | 
1.865 | 
0.783 | 
0.606 | 
0.294 | 
0.109 | 
0.072 | 
0.4198391421 | 
0.3249329759 | 
0.1576407507 | 
0.0584450402 | 
0.0386058981
 | 
| 1988 | 
1.922 | 
0.804 | 
0.622 | 
0.306 | 
0.115 | 
0.075 | 
0.418314256 | 
0.3236212279 | 
0.1592091571 | 
0.0598335068 | 
0.0390218522
 | 
| 1989 | 
1.999 | 
0.839 | 
0.64 | 
0.32 | 
0.121 | 
0.079 | 
0.4197098549 | 
0.32016008 | 
0.16008004 | 
0.0605302651 | 
0.0395197599
 | 
| 1990 | 
2.069 | 
0.869 | 
0.659 | 
0.331 | 
0.127 | 
0.083 | 
0.4200096665 | 
0.3185113581 | 
0.159980667 | 
0.0613823103 | 
0.0401159981
 | 
| 1991 | 
2.058 | 
0.865 | 
0.653 | 
0.328 | 
0.127 | 
0.085 | 
0.4203109815 | 
0.3172983479 | 
0.1593780369 | 
0.0617103984 | 
0.0413022352
 | 
| 1992 | 
2.043 | 
0.853 | 
0.654 | 
0.325 | 
0.126 | 
0.085 | 
0.4175232501 | 
0.3201174743 | 
0.1590797846 | 
0.0616740088 | 
0.0416054821
 | 
| 1993 | 
2.019 | 
0.852 | 
0.646 | 
0.316 | 
0.123 | 
0.083 | 
0.4219910847 | 
0.3199603764 | 
0.1565131253 | 
0.0609212481 | 
0.0411094601
 | 
| 1994 | 
2.003 | 
0.855 | 
0.638 | 
0.311 | 
0.119 | 
0.08 | 
0.4268597104 | 
0.3185222167 | 
0.1552670994 | 
0.0594108837 | 
0.0399400899
 | 
| 1995 | 
1.982 | 
0.852 | 
0.631 | 
0.306 | 
0.116 | 
0.077 | 
0.4298688194 | 
0.3183652876 | 
0.1543895055 | 
0.0585267407 | 
0.0388496468
 | 
| 1996 | 
1.98 | 
0.837 | 
0.637 | 
0.311 | 
0.118 | 
0.078 | 
0.4227272727 | 
0.3217171717 | 
0.1570707071 | 
0.0595959596 | 
0.0393939394
 | 
| 1997 | 
1.974 | 
0.823 | 
0.64 | 
0.314 | 
0.119 | 
0.078 | 
0.4169199595 | 
0.3242147923 | 
0.1590678825 | 
0.0602836879 | 
0.0395136778
 | 
| 1998 | 
2.003 | 
0.821 | 
0.655 | 
0.325 | 
0.123 | 
0.079 | 
0.4098851722 | 
0.3270094858 | 
0.1622566151 | 
0.0614078882 | 
0.0394408387
 | 
| 1999 | 
2.009 | 
0.82 | 
0.656 | 
0.329 | 
0.124 | 
0.079 | 
0.4081632653 | 
0.3265306122 | 
0.1637630662 | 
0.0617222499 | 
0.0393230463
 | 
| 2000 | 
2.054 | 
0.832 | 
0.668 | 
0.341 | 
0.13 | 
0.082 | 
0.4050632911 | 
0.3252190847 | 
0.1660175268 | 
0.0632911392 | 
0.0399221032
 | 
| 2001 | 
2.031 | 
0.813 | 
0.664 | 
0.341 | 
0.132 | 
0.083 | 
0.400295421 | 
0.3269325455 | 
0.1678975874 | 
0.0649926145 | 
0.0408665682
 | 
| 2002 | 
2.024 | 
0.808 | 
0.66 | 
0.34 | 
0.132 | 
0.084 | 
0.3992094862 | 
0.3260869565 | 
0.1679841897 | 
0.0652173913 | 
0.0415019763
 | 
| 2003 | 
2.053 | 
0.824 | 
0.666 | 
0.344 | 
0.134 | 
0.085 | 
0.4013638578 | 
0.3244033122 | 
0.1675596688 | 
0.0652703361 | 
0.0414028251
 | 
| 2004 | 
2.058 | 
0.82 | 
0.664 | 
0.349 | 
0.137 | 
0.087 | 
0.3984450923 | 
0.3226433431 | 
0.1695821186 | 
0.0665694849 | 
0.0422740525
 | 
| 2005 | 
2.061 | 
0.817 | 
0.665 | 
0.351 | 
0.14 | 
0.089 | 
0.3964095099 | 
0.3226589034 | 
0.1703056769 | 
0.0679281902 | 
0.0431829209
 | 
| 2006 | 
2.112 | 
0.84 | 
0.676 | 
0.359 | 
0.145 | 
0.092 | 
0.3977272727 | 
0.3200757576 | 
0.1699810606 | 
0.068655303 | 
0.0435606061
 | 
| 2007 | 
2.122 | 
0.846 | 
0.676 | 
0.36 | 
0.146 | 
0.094 | 
0.3986804901 | 
0.3185673893 | 
0.1696512724 | 
0.068803016 | 
0.0442978322
 | 
| 2008 | 
2.074 | 
0.829 | 
0.656 | 
0.349 | 
0.145 | 
0.094 | 
0.399710704 | 
0.3162970106 | 
0.1682738669 | 
0.0699132112 | 
0.0453230473
 | 
| 2009 | 
2.002 | 
0.801 | 
0.632 | 
0.335 | 
0.14 | 
0.094 | 
0.4000999001 | 
0.3156843157 | 
0.1673326673 | 
0.0699300699 | 
0.046953047
 | 
| 2010 | 
1.928 | 
0.771 | 
0.609 | 
0.321 | 
0.135 | 
0.092 | 
0.3998962656 | 
0.3158713693 | 
0.1664937759 | 
0.0700207469 | 
0.0477178423
 | 
| Mean | 
2.3858333333 | 
0.8425128205 | 
0.6771153846 | 
0.3943589744 | 
0.2035128205 | 
0.2684102564 | 
0.3645555973 | 
0.2885144401 | 
0.1622614355 | 
0.0807994667 | 
0.1039054461
 | 
| Median | 
2.0595 | 
0.8235 | 
0.6505 | 
0.333 | 
0.1675 | 
0.2335 | 
0.3864830266 | 
0.2992391338 | 
0.1591444709 | 
0.0743413438 | 
0.1088345033
 | 
| Standard deviation | 
0.6196736765 | 
0.1214572496 | 
0.1441573798 | 
0.1421416866 | 
0.1072485575 | 
0.1917955104 | 
0.053871927 | 
0.0356017852 | 
0.0168704113 | 
0.0212757634 | 
0.0617835356
 | 
| Slope for best linear fit | 
-0.0128025519 | 
-0.0010534529 | 
-0.0008180554 | 
-0.001935811 | 
-0.0023491698 | 
-0.0066476056 | 
0.0014971516 | 
0.0013115698 | 
0.0001388892 | 
-0.000544514 | 
-0.0024036944
 | 
| Multiplier for best linear fit (using log-linear regression) | 
0.9949225462 | 
0.999100776 | 
0.9995852219 | 
0.9959687334 | 
0.9881189687 | 
0.969534074 | 
1.0041995528 | 
1.004686471 | 
1.0010515263 | 
0.9931617014 | 
0.9744819611
 | 
Data on completed fertility
CCF and CCF40, not broken down by birth order
Completed cohort fertilities, by birth order where available
| Year | 
CCF | 
CCF1 | 
CCF2 | 
CCF3 | 
CCF4 | 
CCF5+ | 
CCF1 proportion | 
CCF2 proportion | 
CCF3 proportion | 
CCF4 proportion | 
CCF5+ proportion
 | 
| 1918 | 
2.507 | 
0.819 | 
0.66 | 
0.416 | 
0.242 | 
0.372 | 
0.3266852812 | 
0.263262864 | 
0.1659353809 | 
0.0965297168 | 
0.1483845233
 | 
| 1919 | 
2.595 | 
0.835 | 
0.678 | 
0.436 | 
0.254 | 
0.392 | 
0.3217726397 | 
0.2612716763 | 
0.1680154143 | 
0.0978805395 | 
0.1510597303
 | 
| 1920 | 
2.708 | 
0.856 | 
0.706 | 
0.461 | 
0.271 | 
0.413 | 
0.3161004431 | 
0.2607090103 | 
0.1702363368 | 
0.1000738552 | 
0.1525110783
 | 
| 1921 | 
2.749 | 
0.865 | 
0.719 | 
0.472 | 
0.278 | 
0.415 | 
0.3146598763 | 
0.2615496544 | 
0.1716987996 | 
0.1011276828 | 
0.1509639869
 | 
| 1922 | 
2.784 | 
0.867 | 
0.73 | 
0.481 | 
0.284 | 
0.422 | 
0.3114224138 | 
0.2622126437 | 
0.1727729885 | 
0.1020114943 | 
0.1515804598
 | 
| 1923 | 
2.852 | 
0.877 | 
0.746 | 
0.496 | 
0.295 | 
0.439 | 
0.3075035063 | 
0.2615708275 | 
0.1739130435 | 
0.1034361851 | 
0.1539270687
 | 
| 1924 | 
2.942 | 
0.89 | 
0.764 | 
0.516 | 
0.31 | 
0.462 | 
0.3025152957 | 
0.2596872876 | 
0.1753908906 | 
0.1053704963 | 
0.1570360299
 | 
| 1925 | 
2.986 | 
0.891 | 
0.77 | 
0.528 | 
0.32 | 
0.478 | 
0.2983924983 | 
0.2578700603 | 
0.1768251842 | 
0.1071667783 | 
0.1600803751
 | 
| 1926 | 
3.025 | 
0.899 | 
0.772 | 
0.537 | 
0.33 | 
0.488 | 
0.2971900826 | 
0.2552066116 | 
0.1775206612 | 
0.1090909091 | 
0.161322314
 | 
| 1927 | 
3.092 | 
0.912 | 
0.781 | 
0.554 | 
0.343 | 
0.503 | 
0.2949547219 | 
0.2525873221 | 
0.1791720569 | 
0.110931436 | 
0.1626778784
 | 
| 1928 | 
3.109 | 
0.904 | 
0.783 | 
0.563 | 
0.351 | 
0.508 | 
0.2907687359 | 
0.2518494693 | 
0.1810871663 | 
0.112898038 | 
0.1633965905
 | 
| 1929 | 
3.171 | 
0.904 | 
0.799 | 
0.579 | 
0.365 | 
0.524 | 
0.2850835699 | 
0.2519709871 | 
0.1825922422 | 
0.1151056449 | 
0.165247556
 | 
| 1930 | 
3.239 | 
0.912 | 
0.817 | 
0.598 | 
0.376 | 
0.536 | 
0.2815683853 | 
0.2522383452 | 
0.1846248842 | 
0.1160852115 | 
0.1654831738
 | 
| 1931 | 
3.241 | 
0.915 | 
0.821 | 
0.602 | 
0.379 | 
0.524 | 
0.2823202715 | 
0.2533168775 | 
0.1857451404 | 
0.1169392163 | 
0.1616784943
 | 
| 1932 | 
3.253 | 
0.922 | 
0.828 | 
0.607 | 
0.381 | 
0.515 | 
0.2834306794 | 
0.2545342761 | 
0.1865969874 | 
0.117122656 | 
0.1583154012
 | 
| 1933 | 
3.256 | 
0.928 | 
0.834 | 
0.611 | 
0.382 | 
0.501 | 
0.285012285 | 
0.2561425061 | 
0.1876535627 | 
0.1173218673 | 
0.1538697789
 | 
| 1934 | 
3.254 | 
0.937 | 
0.84 | 
0.616 | 
0.38 | 
0.481 | 
0.2879532883 | 
0.258143823 | 
0.1893054702 | 
0.1167793485 | 
0.1478180701
 | 
| 1935 | 
3.214 | 
0.939 | 
0.84 | 
0.61 | 
0.371 | 
0.454 | 
0.292159303 | 
0.261356565 | 
0.1897946484 | 
0.1154324829 | 
0.1412570006
 | 
| 1936 | 
3.131 | 
0.933 | 
0.83 | 
0.595 | 
0.356 | 
0.416 | 
0.2979878633 | 
0.2650910252 | 
0.1900351325 | 
0.1137016927 | 
0.1328648994
 | 
| 1937 | 
3.059 | 
0.934 | 
0.827 | 
0.582 | 
0.339 | 
0.377 | 
0.3053285387 | 
0.2703497875 | 
0.1902582543 | 
0.1108205296 | 
0.1232428898
 | 
| 1938 | 
2.983 | 
0.934 | 
0.824 | 
0.567 | 
0.32 | 
0.338 | 
0.3131076098 | 
0.2762319812 | 
0.1900771036 | 
0.1072745558 | 
0.1133087496
 | 
| 1939 | 
2.892 | 
0.93 | 
0.815 | 
0.546 | 
0.3 | 
0.302 | 
0.3215767635 | 
0.2818118949 | 
0.1887966805 | 
0.1037344398 | 
0.1044260028
 | 
| 1940 | 
2.795 | 
0.925 | 
0.804 | 
0.522 | 
0.276 | 
0.267 | 
0.3309481216 | 
0.2876565295 | 
0.1867620751 | 
0.0987477639 | 
0.0955277281
 | 
| 1941 | 
2.68 | 
0.921 | 
0.791 | 
0.492 | 
0.249 | 
0.227 | 
0.3436567164 | 
0.2951492537 | 
0.1835820896 | 
0.0929104478 | 
0.0847014925
 | 
| 1942 | 
2.561 | 
0.915 | 
0.777 | 
0.458 | 
0.222 | 
0.189 | 
0.3572823116 | 
0.3033971105 | 
0.178836392 | 
0.0866848887 | 
0.0737992971
 | 
| 1943 | 
2.463 | 
0.907 | 
0.762 | 
0.431 | 
0.2 | 
0.164 | 
0.3682501015 | 
0.3093788063 | 
0.1749898498 | 
0.0812017864 | 
0.0665854649
 | 
| 1944 | 
2.365 | 
0.894 | 
0.742 | 
0.403 | 
0.182 | 
0.145 | 
0.378012685 | 
0.3137420719 | 
0.1704016913 | 
0.0769556025 | 
0.0613107822
 | 
| 1945 | 
2.292 | 
0.889 | 
0.729 | 
0.38 | 
0.166 | 
0.129 | 
0.3878708551 | 
0.3180628272 | 
0.1657940663 | 
0.072425829 | 
0.0562827225
 | 
| 1946 | 
2.215 | 
0.887 | 
0.716 | 
0.356 | 
0.147 | 
0.108 | 
0.4004514673 | 
0.3232505643 | 
0.1607223476 | 
0.0663656885 | 
0.048758465
 | 
| 1947 | 
2.149 | 
0.882 | 
0.703 | 
0.337 | 
0.134 | 
0.094 | 
0.4104234528 | 
0.3271288972 | 
0.1568171242 | 
0.0623545835 | 
0.043741275
 | 
| 1948 | 
2.103 | 
0.872 | 
0.691 | 
0.325 | 
0.127 | 
0.089 | 
0.4146457442 | 
0.3285782216 | 
0.1545411317 | 
0.0603899192 | 
0.0423204945
 | 
| 1949 | 
2.058 | 
0.858 | 
0.677 | 
0.316 | 
0.122 | 
0.085 | 
0.416909621 | 
0.3289601555 | 
0.1535471331 | 
0.0592808552 | 
0.0413022352
 | 
| 1950 | 
2.025 | 
0.85 | 
0.667 | 
0.31 | 
0.117 | 
0.081 | 
0.4197530864 | 
0.329382716 | 
0.1530864198 | 
0.0577777778 | 
0.04
 | 
| 1951 | 
1.996 | 
0.844 | 
0.659 | 
0.304 | 
0.113 | 
0.077 | 
0.4228456914 | 
0.3301603206 | 
0.1523046092 | 
0.0566132265 | 
0.0385771543
 | 
| 1952 | 
1.978 | 
0.839 | 
0.654 | 
0.3 | 
0.111 | 
0.074 | 
0.4241658241 | 
0.3306370071 | 
0.1516683519 | 
0.0561172902 | 
0.0374115268
 | 
| 1953 | 
1.971 | 
0.835 | 
0.651 | 
0.3 | 
0.111 | 
0.074 | 
0.4236428209 | 
0.3302891933 | 
0.1522070015 | 
0.0563165906 | 
0.0375443937
 | 
| 1954 | 
1.973 | 
0.835 | 
0.651 | 
0.302 | 
0.111 | 
0.074 | 
0.4232133806 | 
0.3299543842 | 
0.1530663964 | 
0.0562595033 | 
0.0375063355
 | 
| 1955 | 
1.981 | 
0.837 | 
0.653 | 
0.304 | 
0.112 | 
0.075 | 
0.4225138819 | 
0.3296314992 | 
0.1534578496 | 
0.0565371025 | 
0.0378596668
 | 
| 1956 | 
1.984 | 
0.838 | 
0.654 | 
0.306 | 
0.113 | 
0.074 | 
0.4223790323 | 
0.3296370968 | 
0.154233871 | 
0.0569556452 | 
0.0372983871
 | 
| 1957 | 
1.986 | 
0.837 | 
0.654 | 
0.308 | 
0.113 | 
0.074 | 
0.4214501511 | 
0.329305136 | 
0.1550855992 | 
0.056898288 | 
0.0372608258
 | 
| 1958 | 
1.994 | 
0.839 | 
0.656 | 
0.31 | 
0.114 | 
0.075 | 
0.4207622869 | 
0.3289869609 | 
0.1554663992 | 
0.0571715145 | 
0.0376128385
 | 
| 1959 | 
2.01 | 
0.844 | 
0.66 | 
0.314 | 
0.116 | 
0.076 | 
0.4199004975 | 
0.328358209 | 
0.1562189055 | 
0.0577114428 | 
0.0378109453
 | 
| 1960 | 
2.018 | 
0.846 | 
0.662 | 
0.316 | 
0.118 | 
0.076 | 
0.4192269574 | 
0.3280475719 | 
0.1565906838 | 
0.0584737364 | 
0.0376610505
 | 
| Mean | 
2.596255814 | 
0.8836511628 | 
0.7394651163 | 
0.4503953488 | 
0.2395581395 | 
0.2834186047 | 
0.3503674125 | 
0.2904339542 | 
0.1711029771 | 
0.0879298665 | 
0.1002633752
 | 
| Median | 
2.68 | 
0.889 | 
0.742 | 
0.461 | 
0.254 | 
0.302 | 
0.3266852812 | 
0.2818118949 | 
0.1727729885 | 
0.0978805395 | 
0.1044260028
 | 
| Standard deviation | 
0.4828065813 | 
0.0368903676 | 
0.0677732033 | 
0.1164051094 | 
0.103287694 | 
0.1809349044 | 
0.0560769306 | 
0.0327712606 | 
0.0138817744 | 
0.0241446562 | 
0.0533177096
 | 
| Slope for best linear fit | 
-0.0298221081 | 
-0.0010581395 | 
-0.0028115373 | 
-0.0067111145 | 
-0.0065099668 | 
-0.0127346723 | 
0.0038833374 | 
0.0023908927 | 
-0.0006960455 | 
-0.0016170082 | 
-0.0039614536
 | 
| Multiplier for best logarithmic fit (using log-linear regression) | 
0.9879755138 | 
0.998793826 | 
0.9961059474 | 
0.9838449885 | 
0.968284066 | 
0.9429253732 | 
1.01094998 | 
1.0082293877 | 
0.9958192027 | 
0.9800688909 | 
0.9544015616
 |