Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 1997

United States of America
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 1.96 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 3,807,342 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.96
Births
3,807,342
Births per 1,000 people
13.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
273,468,013
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
10-141.40.4%13,171
15-1950.713.0%469,560
20-24106.027.2%929,180
25-29107.427.5%1,045,856
30-3481.620.9%863,763
35-3935.69.1%405,229
40-447.21.8%77,208
45-490.40.1%3,360
50-540.00.0%17