Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1962

United States of America
1962
Total fertility rate: 3.53
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 3.53 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 4,268,551 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.53
Births
4,268,551
Births per 1,000 people
22.9
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
186,724,272
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%9,723
15-1980.011.4%592,955
20-24245.735.0%1,482,031
25-29194.027.6%1,082,803
30-34111.315.8%657,377
35-3953.57.6%341,010
40-4415.52.2%96,921
45-490.90.1%5,281
50-540.10.0%454