Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States of America, 2027

United States of America
2027
Total fertility rate: 1.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States of America is projected at 1.62 children per woman in 2027 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 30-34 (98 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.3 years old. In total, 3,677,407 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.62
Births
3,677,407
Births per 1,000 people
10.5
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
350,728,355
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
10-140.10.0%1,382
15-1910.83.3%117,059
20-2453.416.4%617,706
25-2990.127.7%1,001,612
30-3498.330.3%1,095,456
35-3957.617.7%681,143
40-4413.34.1%150,538
45-491.10.3%12,327
50-540.00.0%182