Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1956

United States of America
1956
Total fertility rate: 3.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 3.62 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 4,204,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
4,204,606
Births per 1,000 people
24.9
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
168,824,960
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%7,808
15-1989.712.4%513,176
20-24248.334.4%1,354,943
25-29192.326.6%1,137,806
30-34115.316.0%735,682
35-3958.78.1%359,537
40-4415.92.2%90,453
45-491.00.1%4,946
50-540.10.0%256