Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1983

United States of America
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.83 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 3,769,043 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.83
Births
3,769,043
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
236,986,365
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
10-141.50.4%12,764
15-1953.314.4%504,044
20-24109.529.7%1,186,451
25-29110.429.9%1,191,271
30-3466.818.1%650,775
35-3923.06.2%194,782
40-444.11.1%27,971
45-490.20.0%986
50-540.00.0%0