Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1974

United States of America
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.87
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.87 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 3,322,229 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.87
Births
3,322,229
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
217,076,476
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
10-141.60.4%16,657
15-1958.415.5%614,300
20-24119.831.9%1,151,852
25-29114.530.4%989,030
30-3455.914.9%394,881
35-3920.75.5%124,192
40-444.91.3%28,754
45-490.40.1%2,561
50-540.00.0%0