Live Births and Crude Birth Rates
Michigan and United States Residents
Selected Years, 1900 - 2022

Year United States Michigan
Number Rate Number Rate
1900 --- --- 43,699 18.1
1910 2,777,000 30.1 64,109 22.8
1920 2,950,000 27.7 92,245 25.1
1930 2,618,000 21.3 98,882 20.4
1940 2,559,000 19.4 99,106 18.9
1950 3,632,000 24.1 160,055 25.1
1960 4,257,850 23.7 195,056 24.9
1970 3,731,386 18.4 171,667 19.3
1980 3,612,258 15.9 145,162 15.7
1990 4,158,212 16.7 153,080 16.4
1991 4,110,907 16.3 149,478 15.9
1992 4,065,014 15.9 143,827 15.2
1993 4,000,240 15.5 139,560 14.6
1994 3,952,767 15.2 137,844 14.4
1995 3,899,589 14.8 134,169 13.9
1996 3,891,494 14.7 133,231 13.7
1997 3,880,894 14.5 133,549 13.6
1998 3,941,553 14.6 133,649 13.6
1999 3,959,417 14.5 133,429 13.5
2000 4,058,814 14.7 136,048 13.7
2001 4,025,933 14.1 133,247 13.3
2002 4,021,726 13.9 129,518 12.9
2003 4,089,950 14.1 130,850 13.0
2004 4,112,052 14.0 129,710 12.8
2005 4,138,349 14.0 127,518 12.6
2006 4,265,555 14.2 127,537 12.6
2007 4,316,233 14.3 125,172 12.4
2008 4,247,694 13.9 121,231 12.1
2009 4,131,019 13.5 117,309 11.8
2010 3,999,386 13.0 114,717 11.6
2011 3,953,590 12.7 114,159 11.6
2012 3,952,841 12.6 112,708 11.4
2013 3,932,181 12.4 113,732 11.5
2014 3,988,076 12.5 114,460 11.6
2015 3,978,497 12.4 113,211 11.4
2016 3,945,875 12.2 113,374 11.4
2017 3,855,500 11.8 111,507 11.2
2018 3,791,712 11.6 110,093 11.0
2019 3,745,540 11.4 107,872 10.8
2020 3,613,647 11.0 104,149 10.4
2021 3,659,289 11.0 105,022 10.4
2022 3,667,758 11.0 102,404 10.2


Note: Rates are live births per 1,000 population.

---A triple dash indicates that the data is not available.
Sources: 1900-2022 Michigan Residents Birth Files, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health. Population Estimate (latest update 7/2020), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories
2020-2022 population is 2020 CDC Bridge estimates proportionally fitted to U.S. Census population estimates.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report, National Center For Health Statistics