Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1992

United States of America
1992
Total fertility rate: 2.04
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 2.04 children per woman in 1992 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,050,344 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.04
Births
4,050,344
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
259,606,020
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
10-141.80.4%15,406
15-1959.914.7%491,854
20-24113.027.7%1,051,698
25-29115.128.2%1,184,433
30-3479.619.5%895,808
35-3932.78.0%351,986
40-446.01.5%57,238
45-490.20.1%1,923
50-540.00.0%0