Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1969

Northern America
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 2.49 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 4,107,007 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
4,107,007
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
226,438,644
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
10-141.20.2%13,736
15-1963.412.7%655,624
20-24166.233.4%1,535,606
25-29146.829.5%1,115,851
30-3475.515.2%493,734
35-3934.46.9%223,386
40-449.21.9%63,868
45-490.70.1%5,149
50-540.00.0%51