Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1962

Northern America
1962
Total fertility rate: 3.55
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.55 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,724,185 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.55
Births
4,724,185
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
205,421,754
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%10,012
15-1977.311.0%630,618
20-24243.834.6%1,620,296
25-29195.627.7%1,208,077
30-34114.116.2%745,002
35-3955.67.9%390,308
40-4416.62.4%112,862
45-491.00.1%6,484
50-540.10.0%534