Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1963

United States of America
1963
Total fertility rate: 3.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 3.39 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 4,185,449 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.39
Births
4,185,449
Births per 1,000 people
22.0
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
189,825,226
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%9,687
15-1973.310.9%570,416
20-24233.834.8%1,486,541
25-29188.228.0%1,062,731
30-34107.716.0%627,037
35-3952.27.8%330,447
40-4414.72.2%92,840
45-490.90.1%5,272
50-540.10.0%479