Multiple Births

Data are for the U.S.

  • Number of twin births: 110,393
  • Number of triplet births: 2,505
  • Number of quadruplet and other higher order births: 148
  • Twin birth rate: 30.7 per 1,000 live births
  • Triplet or higher order birth rate: 73.8 per 100,000 live births

Source: Births: Final Data for 2023, tables B and 24 [PDF – 2 MB]