Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1985

United States of America
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.85 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 3,844,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
3,844,129
Births per 1,000 people
15.9
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
241,690,444
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
10-141.70.4%13,551
15-1951.413.8%468,041
20-24109.229.3%1,157,238
25-29111.830.0%1,233,254
30-3469.518.7%711,703
35-3924.96.7%229,310
40-444.11.1%30,034
45-490.20.0%998
50-540.00.0%0