Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1986

United States of America
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.85 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 3,835,775 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.85
Births
3,835,775
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
243,953,808
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%13,175
15-1950.513.6%457,690
20-24108.029.1%1,117,758
25-29111.229.9%1,232,819
30-3470.519.0%740,437
35-3925.46.8%240,846
40-444.21.1%32,001
45-490.20.0%1,049
50-540.00.0%0