Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1963

Northern America
1963
Total fertility rate: 3.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 3.41 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,636,255 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.41
Births
4,636,255
Births per 1,000 people
22.2
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
208,875,799
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%9,989
15-1971.010.5%608,893
20-24232.434.4%1,626,026
25-29189.928.1%1,185,570
30-34110.616.4%711,900
35-3954.38.0%378,530
40-4415.72.3%108,352
45-491.00.2%6,437
50-540.10.0%559