Fertility in Northern America, 1970

Northern America
1970
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 2.49 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 4,252,364 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
4,252,364
Births per 1,000 people
18.5
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
229,339,586
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
10-141.30.3%14,945
15-1964.513.0%685,220
20-24167.533.7%1,618,819
25-29147.429.6%1,159,250
30-3474.815.0%497,684
35-3933.06.6%213,543
40-448.51.7%58,156
45-490.70.1%4,692
50-540.00.0%49