Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1958

Northern America
1958
Total fertility rate: 3.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.76 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,802,704 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.76
Births
4,802,704
Births per 1,000 people
25.1
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
191,394,946
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%8,296
15-1985.311.4%583,237
20-24257.434.5%1,563,119
25-29202.927.2%1,279,496
30-34120.416.1%829,944
35-3961.18.2%423,418
40-4417.12.3%108,424
45-491.10.1%6,360
50-540.10.0%407