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July 7, 2005 North Dakota Fertility Rates Slowly Rising In 1999, the number of births statewide reached the bottom of a long decline and has been increasing slowly since. One reason for this increase in births is an increase in fertility rates. In 1999, the fertility rate in North Dakota was 55.6 births for every 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. By 2003, the rate increased to 58.9. This month’s “Population Bulletin,” a monthly publication from the North Dakota State Data Center at North Dakota State University, focuses on fertility and birth rates throughout the state as reported by the North Dakota Department of Health. North Dakota’s population increased in 2004, according to last month’s “Population Bulletin,” the first time since the 2000 census. The increase is largely due to a natural increase: more births than deaths. Fertility is based on women ages 15 to 44. Although the number of women in this age group declined from 2000 to 2003 in North Dakota, the number of women who typically have the highest fertility rates, those ages 20 to 29, increased by nearly 4,000 during the period. According to population projections, the increase in fertility rates may not continue. Women ages 15 to 44 in North Dakota are projected to decrease by 7 percent between 2003 and 2010. Women ages 20 to 29 are projected to decrease by 7 percent as well. “In addition, the fertility rates across the state vary dramatically, which will have an impact on future population changes in the state’s counties,” says Richard Rathge, State Data Center director. “For example, Benson County’s fertility rate was 116.2 in 2003, while Grant County’s fertility rate was 25.” North Dakota is among 12 states with the lowest fertility rates in the nation. The national fertility rate in 2003 was 66.1. Utah led the nation with a fertility rate of 92.2 in 2003. Vermont had the lowest rate, 51.1. ### Source: Richard
Rathge, (701) 231-8621, Richard.Rathge@ndsu.edu
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