Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1995

United States of America
1995
Total fertility rate: 1.97
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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.97 children per woman in 1995 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (108 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 3,845,004 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.97
Births
3,845,004
Births per 1,000 people
14.3
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
268,205,795
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%15,317
15-1954.814.0%481,143
20-24106.627.2%953,153
25-29107.727.5%1,051,396
30-3480.420.5%889,022
35-3934.18.7%383,690
40-446.71.7%68,503
45-490.30.1%2,780
50-540.00.0%0