In the U.S., Hispanic women generally have higher fertility rates and larger average family sizes compared to White, Black, Asian, or American Indian/Alaska Native women, with data from the March of Dimes and Pew Research showing Hispanics leading in fertility rates and large families. Black mothers also tend to have larger families than White or Asian mothers, who often have smaller families, though having two children is common across most groups, with Asians most likely to have exactly two.
In the United States, the highest fertility rates (per 1,000 women ages 15-44) during 2021-2023 (average) were to Hispanic women (64.4), followed by Blacks (55.2), Whites (52.5), American Indian/Alaska Natives (49.3) and Asian/Pacific Islanders (48.1).
Hispanics have the youngest, 27.6. Non-Hispanic blacks (32.9) and non-Hispanic Asians (35.9) also are younger than whites. Related to their younger age profiles, racial and ethnic minority groups also include a higher share of women in the prime child-bearing ages of 20-34.
In the United States during 2021-2023 (average), the multiple birth ratio (per 1,000 live births) was highest for Black infants (42.1), followed by Whites (33.1), American Indian/Alaska Natives (27.3), Hispanics (24.9) and Asian/Pacific Islanders (24.3).
African-American people assigned female at birth are more likely to have twins than any other race. Asian Americans and Native Americans have the lowest rates for twins. White people assigned female at birth have the highest rate of higher-order multiple births (triplets or more).
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In 2021, 36.3 million children were White (49.4%); 18.9 million were Hispanic (25.7%); 10.1 million were Black (13.8%); 4 million were Asian (5.4%); 596,000 were America Indian/Alaska Native (0.8%); and 158,000 were Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (0.2%).
Some have found that married Black and Latina women are more likely to be infertile than White women 4,5. Black and Latina women are less likely to seek fertility treatment than their White counterparts 6. Also, Black women take more years to seek fertility treatment than White women 6.
The San people of southern Africa, who have lived as hunter-gatherers for thousands of years, are likely to be the oldest population of humans on Earth, according to the biggest and most detailed analysis of African DNA.
The country with the highest birth rate according to the data is Niger. The fertility rate in Niger is 6.8 children per family. The next countries on the list with the highest fertility rate are Somalia and Chad, both located in Africa. Somalia and Chad have a birth rate of 6.3 children per family.
This makes Taiwan the least fertile country in the world, overtaking South Korea for the number 1 ranking. Do note that South Korea also achieved this 0.72 record low number in 2023, but has seen a slight increase since that year. Births in Taiwan fell for the 10th consecutive year, with 107,812 newborns in 2025.
Early Arab immigrants actively wanted to be recognized as White to obtain citizenship and legal and economic benefits. Despite hailing from West Asia, these early Syrian and Lebanese immigrants felt a cultural proximity with other Mediterranean immigrants like Italians or Greeks, who were designated White upon entry.
Dark skin. All modern humans share a common ancestor who lived around 200,000 years ago in Africa. Comparisons between known skin pigmentation genes in chimpanzees and modern Africans show that dark skin evolved along with the loss of body hair about 1.2 million years ago and that this common ancestor had dark skin.
Skin barrier function is reportedly stronger in darker skin tones (the stratum corneum is the skin barrier). Asian skin is reported to have similarities with Caucasian skin in terms of water loss and has the weakest barrier function.
Of the various religious groups studied, Buddhists were found to have the highest fertility, followed by Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs; Jains exhibited the lowest fertility.
Pregnancy history: The more pregnancies you've had, the higher your odds of twins. Race: Twin births are more common among white and Black women and less common among Hispanic and Asian women.
A household size of about four members is predictive of higher happiness levels. People in these households enjoy abundant and very satisfactory relationships. People who live on their own often experience lower levels of happiness, primarily due to lower levels of relational satisfaction.
Of all live births in the United States during 2021-2023 (average), 25.3% were Hispanic, 50.5% were White, 13.9% were Black, 0.7% were American Indian/Alaska Native and 6.2% were Asian/Pacific Islander.
Despite larger declines, non-Hispanic white women were still more likely to have a triplet or higher-order birth in 2014 than non-Hispanic black (57% more likely) and Hispanic women (more than twice as likely). NOTES: Triplet and higher births are births in triplet and higher-order multiple deliveries.
