Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 2004

United States of America
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America was 2.03 children per woman in 2004 — 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 27.9 years old. In total, 4,014,648 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.03
Births
4,014,648
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
292,786,253
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
10-140.80.2%8,616
15-1940.29.9%405,866
20-24101.325.0%1,020,575
25-29114.828.3%1,088,422
30-3494.323.3%927,473
35-3944.310.9%457,015
40-448.92.2%100,953
45-490.50.1%5,651
50-540.00.0%75