Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1953

United States of America
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 3.36 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 3,954,926 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.36
Births
3,954,926
Births per 1,000 people
24.5
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
161,168,316
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%6,601
15-1984.812.6%461,023
20-24220.732.9%1,242,136
25-29181.127.0%1,125,305
30-34111.216.6%702,315
35-3955.88.3%327,903
40-4415.32.3%84,724
45-491.00.1%4,754
50-540.00.0%166