Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1952

United States of America
1952
Total fertility rate: 3.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 3.29 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 3,900,093 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.29
Births
3,900,093
Births per 1,000 people
24.6
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
158,794,222
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.10.2%6,401
15-1983.212.6%447,692
20-24214.932.7%1,233,715
25-29177.026.9%1,112,878
30-34111.316.9%694,607
35-3954.58.3%317,408
40-4415.12.3%82,577
45-491.00.1%4,636
50-540.00.0%179