Fertility in Northern America, 1961

Northern America
1961
Total fertility rate: 3.70
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.70 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,840,684 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.70
Births
4,840,684
Births per 1,000 people
24.0
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
201,834,080
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%9,748
15-1983.911.4%645,590
20-24253.334.4%1,614,419
25-29202.827.5%1,250,599
30-34118.216.1%782,217
35-3959.08.0%415,994
40-4417.32.3%115,145
45-491.10.1%6,520
50-540.10.0%448