Women aged 40 to 44 first birth rates in the U.S. by ethnicity 1990-2012
This statistic displays the first birth rates for women aged 40 to 44 years in the United States, by ethnicity and for the period between 1990 and 2012. In 2000, non-Hispanic white women between 40 and 44 years of age had a first birth rate of 1.7 per 1,000 women. The average age of women who have their first births has been rising over the past years. Having children at later ages will impact the size, composition, and growth of the country's population.