Births in California by Year
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Births in California by Year (1905-1995)
This table shows the number of births in the state of California for each year from 1905 to 1995. It is tabulated from the California Birth Index as compiled by the California Office of Health Information and Research.
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| Year |
Births |
| 1905 | 9,520 |
| 1906 | 18,059 |
| 1907 | 21,678 |
| 1908 | 24,783 |
| 1909 | 26,755 |
| 1910 | 29,227 |
| 1911 | 32,720 |
| 1912 | 37,137 |
| 1913 | 41,810 |
| 1914 | 43,597 |
| 1915 | 45,578 |
| 1916 | 48,720 |
| 1917 | 51,125 |
| 1918 | 55,328 |
| 1919 | 55,640 |
| 1920 | 66,199 |
| 1921 | 71,306 |
| 1922 | 72,435 |
| 1923 | 79,610 |
| 1924 | 86,718 |
| 1925 | 84,634 |
| 1926 | 83,111 |
| 1927 | 84,115 |
| 1928 | 83,473 |
| 1929 | 81,476 |
| 1930 | 84,314 |
| 1931 | 81,351 |
| 1932 | 76,918 |
| 1933 | 73,929 |
| 1934 | 77,087 |
| 1935 | 78,981 |
| 1936 | 83,243 |
| 1937 | 92,872 |
| 1938 | 102,367 |
| 1939 | 102,246 |
| 1940 | 110,975 |
| 1941 | 124,183 |
| 1942 | 152,765 |
| 1943 | 171,490 |
| 1944 | 176,085 |
| 1945 | 182,278 |
| 1946 | 216,519 |
| 1947 | 243,743 |
| 1948 | 239,161 |
| 1949 | 242,798 |
| 1950 | 242,231 |
| 1951 | 257,754 |
| 1952 | 278,487 |
| 1953 | 294,916 |
| 1954 | 303,600 |
| 1955 | 310,285 |
| 1956 | 332,192 |
| 1957 | 348,878 |
| 1958 | 348,105 |
| 1959 | 357,057 |
| 1960 | 371,723 |
| 1961 | 388,517 |
| 1962 | 388,359 |
| 1963 | 391,502 |
| 1964 | 385,571 |
| 1965 | 369,361 |
| 1966 | 340,935 |
| 1967 | 342,581 |
| 1968 | 346,529 |
| 1969 | 362,500 |
| 1970 | 372,130 |
| 1971 | 338,421 |
| 1972 | 315,663 |
| 1973 | 307,207 |
| 1974 | 323,272 |
| 1975 | 331,474 |
| 1976 | 345,082 |
| 1977 | 362,755 |
| 1978 | 381,442 |
| 1979 | 408,783 |
| 1980 | 439,777 |
| 1981 | 461,373 |
| 1982 | 474,059 |
| 1983 | 480,897 |
| 1984 | 499,187 |
| 1985 | 533,834 |
| 1986 | 553,588 |
| 1987 | 586,571 |
| 1988 | 628,308 |
| 1989 | 685,930 |
| 1990 | 748,388 |
| 1991 | 764,123 |
| 1992 | 764,159 |
| 1993 | 751,563 |
| 1994 | 740,289 |
| 1995 | 727,542 |
| Total |
24,134,959 |
