Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 2003

United States of America
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 2.03 children per woman in 2003 — 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 27.8 years old. In total, 3,983,291 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.03
Births
3,983,291
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
289,908,100
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
10-140.90.2%8,711
15-1941.010.1%408,377
20-24101.725.2%1,012,505
25-29114.628.4%1,066,929
30-3493.923.2%934,452
35-3942.610.6%448,090
40-448.72.1%98,821
45-490.50.1%5,314
50-540.00.0%91