Fertility in Northern America, 1955

Northern America
1955
Total fertility rate: 3.53
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.53 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 4,523,811 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.53
Births
4,523,811
Births per 1,000 people
24.9
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
181,999,179
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%7,385
15-1983.511.8%514,805
20-24235.533.4%1,422,993
25-29189.426.9%1,252,129
30-34117.416.6%820,378
35-3960.28.5%395,858
40-4417.02.4%103,993
45-491.10.2%5,992
50-540.10.0%284