Childlessness rates have reached record highs for both teenagers and women in their twenties, the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed. The government agency released the updated figures online Tuesday. 95.9 percent of women 15 to 19 years old were childless in 2014, according to the findings. In 2012, that number was 94.9 percent. For women ages 20 to 24, 75.2 percent were childless last year, researchers found. In 2012, 71.4 percent did not have children. Child-free: Childlessness rates have reached record highs for both teenagers and women in their twenties, the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed (file photo) Findings: The U.S. Census Bureau publishes these 2014 childless rates on Tuesday.  47.6 percent of women ages 15 to 44 were childless last year, the highest it's ever been. The 2012 figure was 46.5 percent . 49.6 percent of women 25 to 29 years old were childless in 2014, as opposed to 49.4 percent in 2012, according to the data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Looking at women 20 to 29,  62.2 percent were childless in 2014 - a jump from 60.6 percent in 2012. Childless rates for women in their thirties increased last year, but they did not break records. 28.9 percent of women 30 to 34 years old were childless in 2014, as opposed to 28.2 percent in 2012. The highest childless rate for that age group was in 2010, however, with 29.7 percent. 18.5 percent of women ages 35 to 39 were childless last year, compared to 17.2 percent in 2012. The peak childless figure for that group was in 2002, at 20.3 percent. Researchers found that the childlessness rate for women 30 to 39 in 2014 was 23.9 percent, up from 22.9 percent in 2012. Increase: 18.5 percent of women ages 35 to 39 were childless last year, as opposed to 17.2 percent in 2012 (file photograph) Looking at a larger swath of the female population, 47.6 percent of women ages 15 to 44 were childless last year, the highest it's ever been. The 2012 figure was 46.5 percent. For women ages 15 to 50, 42.4 percent were childless in 2014. 41.3 percent had no kids in 2012. In a separate table, the U.S. Census bureau looked at educational attainment levels for women 40 to 50 years old. Those with a graduate or professional degree had the highest childlessness rate at 22.5 percent last year. Those who did not graduate high school had the lowest, at 9.9 percent. On its website, the government agency said it found 'Women age 40 to 50 in 2014 who were in managerial or professional occupations were more likely to be childless than women of similar age in other occupations.' The U.S. Census Bureau also said that 'Among women age 20 to 50, those in the Northeast had fewer children per 1,000 women than did those in the South, Midwest or West.' Yahoo! Parenting pointed out Pew Research Center data that birth rates dipped in 2008 from 2007's highest levels ever around the recession. For the full findings, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's website.
The U.S. Census Bureau published 2014 childlessness rates on Tuesday . 95.9 percent of women ages 15 to 19 were childless in 2014, according to the findings. In 2012, that number was 94.9 percent . 75.2 percent of women ages 20 to 24 percent were childless last year, researchers found, up from 71.4 percent . 49.6 percent of women 25 to 29 were childless in 2014, as opposed to 49.4 percent in 2012 .