Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1969

United States of America
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.50
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 2.50 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 3,748,362 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
3,748,362
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
205,300,032
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
10-141.30.3%13,384
15-1965.813.2%614,921
20-24168.533.7%1,410,311
25-29146.829.4%1,010,889
30-3474.614.9%441,365
35-3933.66.7%197,186
40-448.91.8%55,985
45-490.70.1%4,323
50-540.00.0%0