Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1965

United States of America
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.98
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 2.98 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 3,895,103 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.98
Births
3,895,103
Births per 1,000 people
19.9
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
195,653,774
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%9,901
15-1971.212.0%608,028
20-24200.933.8%1,384,711
25-29164.427.6%961,245
30-3496.016.1%551,609
35-3946.97.9%289,532
40-4413.22.2%84,849
45-490.90.1%5,226
50-540.00.0%0