Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1968

Northern America
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 2.50 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.3 years old. In total, 3,983,163 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.50
Births
3,983,163
Births per 1,000 people
17.8
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
223,843,843
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
10-141.10.2%12,537
15-1964.112.8%646,962
20-24165.933.2%1,467,033
25-29144.428.9%1,050,152
30-3476.215.3%490,736
35-3936.57.3%239,628
40-4410.12.0%70,472
45-490.80.2%5,584
50-540.00.0%55