Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1976

United States of America
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.79
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.79 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 3,335,451 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
3,335,451
Births per 1,000 people
15.1
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
221,168,758
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
10-141.60.5%15,930
15-1954.115.1%577,991
20-24112.031.3%1,139,159
25-29111.031.0%1,034,488
30-3454.815.3%418,042
35-3919.55.5%122,253
40-444.41.2%25,638
45-490.30.1%1,952
50-540.00.0%0