Maternal age distribution U.S. 2017 | Statista

The maternal age distribution in the United States has changed over the past decade. In the year 2000, around 11.8 percent of births were among women aged under 20 years, however only 5.21 percent of births in 2017 were among this age group. This statistic illustrates the maternal age distribution in the United States from 2000 to 2017.

Maternal age distribution in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by year

Characteristic	Under 20 years	20-24 years	25-29 years	30-34 years	35-39 years	40 years and over
2000	11.8%	25.1%	26.8%	22.9%	11.1%	2.3%
2001	11.3%	25.4%	26.3%	23.4%	11.2%	2.4%
2002	10.8%	25.4%	26.4%	23.7%	11.3%	2.5%
2003	10.3%	25.2%	26.6%	23.9%	11.4%	2.6%
2004	10.3%	25.2%	26.9%	23.5%	11.6%	2.7%
2005	10.2%	25.1%	27.3%	23%	11.7%	2.7%
2006	10.4%	25.3%	27.7%	22.3%	11.7%	2.6%
2007	10.5%	25.1%	28%	22.3%	11.6%	2.6%
2008	10.4%	24.8%	28.2%	22.5%	11.5%	2.7%
2009	10%	24.4%	28.2%	23.1%	11.5%	2.8%
2010	9.3%	23.8%	28.3%	24.1%	11.6%	2.9%
2011	8.4%	23.4%	28.5%	25%	11.7%	2.9%
2012	7.8%	23.2%	28.4%	25.6%	11.9%	3%
2013	7%	22.8%	28.5%	26.4%	12.3%	3%
2014	6.3%	22.1%	28.7%	27.1%	12.8%	3%
2015	5.8%	21.4%	29%	27.5%	13.3%	3%
2016	5.4%	20.4%	29.1%	28.2%	13.9%	3.1%
2017	5.1%	19.8%	29.1%	28.3%	14.4%	3.2%

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June 2020

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2000 to 2017

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