Births & Fertility

Birth cohorts affect the size of the future school population, labor force, and beyond. Just under 70,000 babies are born each year in Minnesota. Learn more about fertility trends.

Key Findings
Featured Data
Featured Reports
Other Resources

Key Findings
- In 2017, there were 68,603 babies born to families who lived in Minnesota (even if the birth occurred out of state).
- Three percent of babies were born to mothers who were teenagers.
- About 13,500 babies (20%) were born to (immigrant) mothers who were born outside of the U.S. in 2017.
- Births peaked in Minnesota in 2007, with more than 73,000 babies born, and have not yet returned to that number since.
Featured Data
Data for MN from the MN Center for Health Statistics, MN Department of Health:
- Minnesota Department of Health – Vital Statistics
- Minnesota Department of Health – Minnesota Center for Health Statistics
Featured Reports
- Minnesota Births Yet to Rebound to Pre-Recession Level: More Diversity in State's Nurseries, released Nov. 2014.
- Demographic Trends Affecting the WIC Population, presented Oct. 2013
- Fertility of Foreign-Born Women in Minnesota, released Jan. 2003.
Other Resources
- Local data and resources on children and youth and early childhood from Minnesota Compass, a project of Wilder Research.