Fertility in Northern America, 1960

Northern America
1960
Total fertility rate: 3.74
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.74 children per woman in 1960 — 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 26.5 years old. In total, 4,835,995 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.74
Births
4,835,995
Births per 1,000 people
24.4
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
198,252,649
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
10-140.90.1%8,482
15-1984.911.4%624,939
20-24257.234.6%1,601,290
25-29204.227.4%1,263,639
30-34118.615.9%795,006
35-3960.18.1%423,745
40-4417.12.3%111,940
45-491.10.1%6,507
50-540.10.0%442