Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1982

United States of America
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.86
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.86 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.1 years old. In total, 3,806,566 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.86
Births
3,806,566
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
26.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
234,583,152
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
10-141.40.4%12,560
15-1954.514.6%531,720
20-24113.230.3%1,231,959
25-29112.830.2%1,195,793
30-3465.517.5%627,801
35-3922.25.9%179,401
40-444.11.1%26,358
45-490.20.0%978
50-540.00.0%0