Although their show is called 19 Kids and Counting, fans want to know how many kids do the Duggars have when all is said and done. Jim Bob Duggar’s family tree with Michelle Duggar continues to branch out, with numbers growing continuously.

Between marriages and ongoing baby arrivals, it is a wonder that Jim Bob or Michelle Duggar can even keep count themselves. Fans were first introduced to the Duggar family in 2004.

The family count back then, including parents, Jim Bob, Michelle, and their 14 children was a total of 16 people.  What’s the family count up to now?

How Many Kids do the Duggars Have?

Their original documentary was titled 14 Children and Pregnant Again. Viewers were captivated by Jim Duggar and his family’s religious values. Plus, he and Michelle Duggar had a long list of parental house rules.

In 2008, TLC launched the Duggars series 19 Kids and Counting. The reality show was an instant success for the network, averaging over 2 million viewers per episode.

The family’s led by parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. The family lives in their home state of Arkansas. Jim Bob married Michelle in 1984. And they began to expand their family four years later with the birth of their son Josh.

Jim Bob works as a licensed realtor and property owner. The family follows the Independent church. And Michelle homeschooled all of their many, many children. But how many kids did the Duggars have altogether?

19 Kids and Counting: Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Homeschool All Their Children

Following the birth of Josh Duggar, mama Michelle gave birth to their first set of twins, Jana and John David Duggar, in 1990. John David is married to Abbie.

They were followed by Jill Duggar in 1991. Then came siblings, Jessa and Jinger Duggar in the next two consecutive years.

However, Michelle Duggar caught a brief pregnancy break between Jinger’s birth and their next son, Joseph, who arrived in 1995. Although far from their total of 19, the baby machine was just getting started.

Josiah arrived, followed by Joy-Anna, and their second set of twins, Jedediah and Jeremiah. The latter two arrived in 1998. Then, younger siblings Jason, James, and Justin Duggar, were born from 2000 to 2002.

Two years later, Jackson arrived, followed by sister Johannah, who was born in 2005. Once again, Michelle experienced a break-in pregnancy.

Then she got back to birthing and had Jennifer in 2007, Jordyn in 2008. For those wondering. Yes, they really had that many. How many kids do Michelle and Jim Bob have?

As the series title indicates — Duggar number 19 — Josie Duggar — was born in 2009. So, they were 19 Kids and Counting, but not counting any more babies birthed by Michelle. Then, it was on to grandkids.

Michelle Pregnant For More Than 150 Months

Michelle Duggar was 22 years old when she gave birth to her first child with Jim Bob Duggar. And she was 43-years old when she gave birth to the family’s 19th and final child, Josie.

That means, in Michelle’s life, she spent about 150 months pregnant. That’s a whopping 12 years gestating Jim Bob’s many babies. However, she was pregnant longer than you might guess.

Not long ago, Michelle revealed she’d been pregnant 21 times. She suffered two miscarriages. The first came between birthing Josh and having twins John David and Jana.

Her second miscarriage would have made their 20th child. After Josie’s birth, Michelle fell pregnant one last time with a daughter they planned to name Jubilee. But the baby died in utero. That left them at 19 Kids and Counting.

Over their years in the public eye, family fans witnessed many changes and shocking announcements. Their children grew older and became more aware of the world outside their tight-knit family.

Parents Jim Bob and wife Michelle quickly began to lose control of some of their kids. The children grew tired of following his strict family rules.

Jim Bob’s list of Duggar rules states the daughters cannot wear clothing that reveals their legs. Or anything their father feels exposes too much skin.

When they begin courting, they must always be in the presence of a chaperone. And birth control is a big no-no. That explains why his wife had so very many children — 19 in all.

Jim Bob’s Controlling Ways

19 Kids and Counting patriarch Jim Bob likes to control how his children conduct themselves — and even how they dress themselves. Their daughters must wear dresses. Social media accounts, tattoos, body piercings are a no as well.

However, it seems they’ve relented on this last as many of the kids now are online, as are Michelle and Jim Bob who run a family account. They can only watch television shows or films with parental approval.

They are taught to never drink alcohol, and absolutely no front-facing hugs or dancing before they put a ring on it. Their parents believe that such activities will lead to impure thoughts and actions before marriage.

However, as the children grew older and moved on with their lives, some rebelled against his rules. Many of their girls began wearing pants and shorts.

At the same time, other Duggar family kids started drinking, listening to popular music and TV programs, etc. Their father is reportedly unhappy about the changes that some of their kids made. 19 Kids and Counting is a handful it seems.

The Duggar Family Tree

Life is moving on for the giant TLC family. Michelle and her husband Jim Bob, are now both approaching their 60s,. And they are not only parents but grandparents as well.

So, how many kids do the Duggars have in total? At today’s count, the couple has 19 children. To date, they have more than 20 grandchildren, with more on the way.

So, their brood keeps expanding, and it does not look as if it will slow down anytime soon. As for the Duggar family they weren’t ready to stop at 19 kids.

As chronicled by the TLC series, at age 47. Michelle went with Jim to an OB/GYN to look at more pregnancies, despite being high risk after suffering preeclampsia in her last birth.

It didn’t work out. So, to answer how many kids the Duggars have — it’s 19.

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