Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1994

United States of America
1994
Total fertility rate: 1.99
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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.99 children per woman in 1994 — 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 26.7 years old. In total, 3,906,002 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.99
Births
3,906,002
Births per 1,000 people
14.7
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
265,474,810
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%15,966
15-1957.014.3%486,581
20-24108.327.3%987,095
25-29109.827.7%1,080,819
30-3480.020.1%894,318
35-3933.58.4%373,575
40-446.51.6%65,184
45-490.30.1%2,468
50-540.00.0%0