| NATURAL POPULATION INCREASE | |||
| Nebraska - 1961 to 2009 | |||
| Year | Births | Deaths | Increase |
| 1961 | 34,544 | 13,812 | 20,732 |
| 1962 | 33,886 | 14,305 | 19,581 |
| 1963 | 32,624 | 14,657 | 17,967 |
| 1964 | 30,727 | 14,758 | 15,959 |
| 1965 | 27,829 | 14,799 | 13,030 |
| 1966 | 25,618 | 14,799 | 10,819 |
| 1967 | 24,259 | 14,465 | 9,794 |
| 1968 | 24,236 | 15,017 | 9,219 |
| 1969 | 24,801 | 14,898 | 9,903 |
| 1970 | 25,877 | 15,016 | 10,861 |
| Decade Total | 284,401 | 146,526 | 137,865 |
| 1971 | 25,507 | 15,182 | 10,325 |
| 1972 | 23,473 | 15,540 | 7,933 |
| 1973 | 22,771 | 14,977 | 7,794 |
| 1974 | 23,695 | 15,016 | 8,679 |
| 1975 | 23,658 | 14,569 | 9,089 |
| 1976 | 23,767 | 14,536 | 9,231 |
| 1977 | 25,158 | 14,316 | 10,842 |
| 1978 | 25,103 | 14,408 | 10,695 |
| 1979 | 26,199 | 14,228 | 11,971 |
| 1980 | 27,335 | 14,465 | 12,870 |
| Decade Total | 246,666 | 147,237 | 99,429 |
| 1981 | 27,164 | 14,580 | 12,584 |
| 1982 | 26,954 | 14,567 | 12,387 |
| 1983 | 26,254 | 14,695 | 11,559 |
| 1984 | 26,099 | 14,633 | 11,466 |
| 1985 | 25,540 | 14,895 | 10,645 |
| 1986 | 24,425 | 14,662 | 9,763 |
| 1987 | 23,813 | 14,820 | 8,993 |
| 1988 | 23,904 | 14,858 | 9,046 |
| 1989 | 24,205 | 14,776 | 9,429 |
| 1990 | 24,622 | 15,007 | 9,615 |
| Decade Total | 252,980 | 147,493 | 105,487 |
| 1991 | 23,947 | 14,647 | 9,300 |
| 1992 | 23,336 | 14,577 | 8,759 |
| 1993 | 23,196 | 14,967 | 8,229 |
| 1994 | 23,131 | 14,974 | 8,157 |
| 1995 | 23,221 | 15,216 | 8,005 |
| 1996 | 23,271 | 15,435 | 7,836 |
| 1997 | 23,313 | 15,271 | 8,042 |
| 1998 | 23,533 | 15,181 | 8,352 |
| 1999 | 23,900 | 15,580 | 8,320 |
| 2000 | 24,643 | 14,979 | 9,664 |
| Decade Total | 235,491 | 150,827 | 84,664 |
| 2001 | 24,818 | 15,171 | 9,647 |
| 2002 | 25,381 | 15,721 | 9,660 |
| 2003 | 25,900 | 15,439 | 10,461 |
| 2004 | 26,324 | 14,647 | 11,677 |
| 2005 | 26,142 | 14,931 | 11,211 |
| 2006 | 26,723 | 14,984 | 11,739 |
| 2007 | 26,935 | 15,256 | 11,679 |
| 2008 | 26,992 | 15,451 | 11,541 |
| 2009 | 26,931 | 14,803 | 12,128 |
| Decade Total | 236,146 | 136,403 | 99,743 |
| Source: Nebraska Health & Human Services System, Department of | |||
| Regulation & Licensure, Nebraska 2009 Vital Statistics Report, 2011 | |||
| Last Updated | 28-Apr-11 | ||
| by Nebraska Databook | |||
| email: | michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov | ||