Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1958

United States of America
1958
Total fertility rate: 3.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 3.75 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 4,345,661 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.75
Births
4,345,661
Births per 1,000 people
24.9
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
174,215,310
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
10-141.10.1%8,052
15-1988.311.8%548,350
20-24261.135.0%1,433,333
25-29201.127.0%1,147,417
30-34117.915.8%738,159
35-3958.77.9%371,753
40-4416.02.2%93,050
45-491.00.1%5,185
50-540.10.0%361