Fertility in Northern America, 1951

Northern America
1951
Total fertility rate: 3.21
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.21 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 4,181,791 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.21
Births
4,181,791
Births per 1,000 people
24.5
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
170,630,615
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
10-141.00.2%6,523
15-1980.812.5%475,826
20-24205.932.0%1,319,893
25-29173.827.0%1,201,733
30-34109.417.0%730,294
35-3955.38.6%347,589
40-4416.32.5%94,218
45-491.10.2%5,542
50-540.00.0%172