Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1954

Northern America
1954
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.50 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 4,493,019 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
4,493,019
Births per 1,000 people
25.1
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
179,024,840
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%7,143
15-1983.812.0%508,054
20-24229.832.9%1,400,239
25-29188.427.0%1,265,497
30-34117.316.8%814,554
35-3959.98.6%388,249
40-4417.02.4%103,138
45-491.10.2%5,910
50-540.00.0%236