Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1987

United States of America
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.89 children per woman in 1987 — 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 26.5 years old. In total, 3,889,634 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
3,889,634
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
246,161,291
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
10-141.60.4%12,856
15-1951.413.6%460,576
20-24108.428.6%1,088,177
25-29112.429.7%1,246,517
30-3473.019.3%783,733
35-3926.97.1%259,130
40-444.71.2%37,494
45-490.20.0%1,152
50-540.00.0%0