Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1968

United States of America
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.51
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 2.51 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 3,629,481 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
3,629,481
Births per 1,000 people
17.9
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
203,011,020
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
10-141.20.2%12,209
15-1966.513.3%606,670
20-24167.733.5%1,343,804
25-29144.228.8%950,749
30-3475.215.0%437,948
35-3935.77.1%211,750
40-449.71.9%61,675
45-490.70.1%4,678
50-540.00.0%0