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Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States 1980-2016

Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2016

The data illustrates the percentage of births to unmarried women in the U.S. from 1980 to 2016. In 1980, some 18% of all women in the U.S. who gave birth were unmarried. Thirty years later, the percentage was more than twice as high.

2016	39.8
2015	40.3
2014	40.2
2013	40.6
2012	40.7
2011	40.7
2010	40.8
2009	41
2008	40.6
2007	39.7
2006	38.5
2005	36.9
2004	35.8
2003	34.6
2002	34
2001	33.5
2000	33.2
1995	32.2
1990	28
1985	22
1980	18.4

Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States 1980-2016

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