Live Births and Fertility Rates by Year
and Age of Mother
City Of Detroit Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2023

Year	Age of Mother
	Total			Less than 15			15 – 19			20 – 24			25 – 29			30 – 34			35 – 39			40 and over
	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate	Female Population	Live Births	Fertility Rate
1989	214,562	22,721	105.9	-	167	-	-	5,175	-	43,649	7,060	161.7	44,940	5,605	124.7	47,171	3,342	70.8	42,731	1,165	27.3	36,071	184	5.1
1990	214,562	24,115	112.4	-	186	-	-	5,592	-	43,649	7,652	175.3	44,940	5,730	127.5	47,171	3,444	73.0	42,731	1,294	30.3	36,071	208	5.8
1991	255,878	23,443	91.6	38,671	165	4.3	40,947	5,386	131.5	44,295	7,568	170.9	43,486	5,455	125.4	46,556	3,354	72.0	42,800	1,282	30.0	37,794	224	5.9
1992	252,313	21,541	85.4	38,095	159	4.2	39,002	4,766	122.2	44,312	7,067	159.5	42,839	4,930	115.1	44,886	3,086	68.8	43,501	1,285	29.5	37,773	236	6.2
1993	249,304	20,245	81.2	37,692	141	3.7	37,377	4,367	116.8	44,373	6,770	152.6	42,102	4,584	108.9	43,661	2,885	66.1	43,653	1,262	28.9	38,138	226	5.9
1994	246,535	19,416	78.8	37,085	144	3.9	36,417	4,106	112.7	43,686	6,498	148.7	41,756	4,387	105.1	42,599	2,783	65.3	43,621	1,253	28.7	38,456	236	6.1
1995	243,722	17,438	71.5	36,325	125	3.4	36,094	3,644	101.0	42,328	5,693	134.5	41,862	3,996	95.5	41,582	2,571	61.8	43,078	1,169	27.1	38,778	238	6.1
1996	239,876	16,458	68.6	35,861	97	2.7	35,820	3,285	91.7	39,907	5,239	131.3	42,847	4,037	94.2	40,042	2,440	60.9	42,385	1,116	26.3	38,875	241	6.2
1997	233,867	16,584	70.9	35,646	101	2.8	34,791	3,224	92.7	37,766	5,172	136.9	42,603	4,251	99.8	39,153	2,444	62.4	40,432	1,145	28.3	39,122	245	6.3
1998	230,318	16,324	70.9	35,879	96	2.7	34,287	3,046	88.8	36,167	4,902	135.5	42,803	4,352	101.7	38,582	2,538	65.8	39,272	1,120	28.5	39,207	268	6.8
1999	227,907	15,652	68.7	36,810	82	2.2	33,784	2,756	81.6	35,355	4,746	134.2	42,437	4,251	100.2	38,579	2,398	62.2	38,440	1,153	30.0	39,312	265	6.7
2000	217,220	15,795	72.7	40,994	67	1.6	33,709	2,646	78.5	33,764	5,047	149.5	39,503	4,139	104.8	37,415	2,460	65.7	36,063	1,164	32.3	36,766	266	7.2
2001	210,249	15,145	72.0	42,162	82	1.9	32,777	2,572	78.5	33,100	4,706	142.2	36,769	3,809	103.6	37,252	2,554	68.6	34,621	1,155	33.4	35,730	262	7.3
2002	203,531	14,187	69.7	42,521	89	2.1	32,606	2,339	71.7	32,138	4,387	136.5	34,319	3,599	104.9	36,867	2,426	65.8	33,499	1,076	32.1	34,102	267	7.8
2003	197,227	13,972	70.8	42,274	63	1.5	32,880	2,368	72.0	31,093	4,251	136.7	32,132	3,467	107.9	36,005	2,488	69.1	32,363	1,091	33.7	32,754	244	7.4
2004	191,126	13,556	70.9	41,182	84	2.0	33,433	2,352	70.3	29,941	4,078	136.2	30,416	3,438	113.0	34,594	2,286	66.1	31,154	1,057	33.9	31,588	260	8.2
2005	185,612	13,156	70.9	38,460	81	2.1	34,833	2,331	66.9	28,546	3,937	137.9	29,336	3,265	111.3	32,313	2,254	69.8	30,439	1,029	33.8	30,145	258	8.6
2006	179,898	13,002	72.3	35,310	76	2.2	35,826	2,553	71.3	27,396	3,829	139.8	28,354	3,237	114.2	29,595	2,093	70.7	29,919	963	32.2	28,808	249	8.6
2007	173,502	12,126	69.9	32,312	76	2.4	36,213	2,430	67.1	26,795	3,611	134.8	26,709	2,933	109.8	27,162	1,892	69.7	29,189	958	32.8	27,434	226	8.2
2008	165,923	11,857	71.5	29,591	64	2.2	35,571	2,393	67.3	26,496	3,683	139.0	25,175	2,712	107.7	24,707	1,833	74.2	27,847	962	34.5	26,127	210	8.0
2009	159,152	11,180	70.2	27,402	44	1.6	34,394	2,316	67.3	26,574	3,519	132.4	23,870	2,612	109.4	23,143	1,649	71.3	26,404	836	31.7	24,767	204	8.2
2010	154,654	10,941	70.7	25,971	45	1.7	32,683	2,149	65.8	27,514	3,634	132.1	22,871	2,486	108.7	22,540	1,622	72.0	24,861	783	31.5	24,185	222	9.2
2011	151,135	10,338	68.4	25,208	26	1.0	29,717	1,736	58.4	29,543	3,588	121.5	22,574	2,333	103.3	21,975	1,572	71.5	23,134	869	37.6	24,192	214	8.8
2012	148,964	10,081	67.7	24,430	35	1.4	27,619	1,629	59.0	30,671	3,643	118.8	22,815	2,310	101.2	21,616	1,509	69.8	21,948	743	33.9	24,295	211	8.7
2013	146,176	10,123	69.3	23,446	34	1.5	25,949	1,378	53.1	31,056	3,770	121.4	23,315	2,407	103.2	21,135	1,566	74.1	20,938	764	36.5	23,783	202	8.5
2014	144,584	9,818	67.9	22,718	17	*	24,762	1,153	46.6	30,620	3,685	120.3	24,441	2,442	99.9	20,944	1,542	73.6	20,451	780	38.1	23,366	198	8.5
2015	140,113	9,895	70.6	21,635	14	*	23,716	1,032	43.5	28,251	3,475	123.0	25,874	2,765	106.9	20,301	1,588	78.2	19,852	823	41.5	22,119	198	9.0
2016	137,025	9,419	68.7	21,145	9	*	23,174	856	36.9	26,018	3,060	117.6	27,433	2,824	102.9	20,022	1,613	80.6	19,530	818	41.9	20,848	239	11.5
2017	135,528	9,644	71.2	21,023	12	*	22,625	846	37.4	24,808	2,930	118.1	28,651	3,185	111.2	20,274	1,662	82.0	19,261	809	42.0	19,909	198	9.9
2018	134,461	9,476	70.5	21,175	10	*	21,934	787	35.9	23,686	2,722	114.9	29,510	3,078	104.3	20,838	1,808	86.8	19,167	866	45.2	19,326	205	10.6
2019	133,825	9,459	70.7	21,198	11	*	21,583	775	35.9	22,738	2,587	113.8	29,326	3,108	106.0	22,061	1,845	83.6	19,072	884	46.4	19,045	249	13.1
2020	132,876	8,806	66.3	21,732	10	*	21,989	703	32.0	22,736	2,257	99.3	27,177	2,746	101.0	23,473	1,965	83.7	18,780	886	47.2	18,721	239	12.8
2021	131,002	8,252	63.0	21,357	12	*	20,928	624	29.8	22,573	1,929	85.5	25,717	2,551	99.2	24,411	2,069	84.8	18,679	834	44.6	18,694	233	12.5
2022	131,006	8,025	61.3	21,137	7	*	20,762	600	28.9	22,524	1,928	85.6	24,789	2,301	92.8	25,239	2,016	79.9	18,937	918	48.5	18,755	254	13.5
2023	128,061	7,607	59.4	21,775	9	*	22,706	565	24.9	13,378	1,744	130.4	23,327	2,109	90.4	26,221	2,023	77.2	22,867	922	40.3	19,562	234	12.0

Notes:

Rates are per 1,000 female population.


*An asterisk indicates figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.

-A dash indicates quantity zero.

Source: 1989 Michigan Birth Certificate Registry;1990-2023 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Bridged Population Estimates (latest update 5/15/2025) released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC.