Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1953

Northern America
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.38 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 4,361,148 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.38
Births
4,361,148
Births per 1,000 people
24.8
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
176,134,472
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
10-141.00.1%6,761
15-1981.712.1%488,167
20-24219.232.5%1,354,987
25-29183.127.1%1,246,099
30-34114.416.9%786,836
35-3958.38.6%373,266
40-4416.52.4%99,025
45-491.10.2%5,790
50-540.00.0%208