Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1952

Northern America
1952
Total fertility rate: 3.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.31 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 4,292,000 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
4,292,000
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
173,344,110
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%6,547
15-1980.112.1%473,729
20-24213.332.2%1,342,188
25-29179.127.0%1,230,617
30-34114.317.3%775,455
35-3957.08.6%361,377
40-4416.32.5%96,223
45-491.10.2%5,641
50-540.00.0%218