Fertility in Northern America, 1975

Northern America
1975
Total fertility rate: 1.81
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.81 children per woman in 1975 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 3,659,392 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.81
Births
3,659,392
Births per 1,000 people
15.1
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
242,386,619
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
10-141.50.4%17,101
15-1954.314.9%639,006
20-24113.731.3%1,247,750
25-29113.731.3%1,139,554
30-3455.315.2%447,891
35-3920.05.5%135,116
40-444.71.3%30,414
45-490.40.1%2,506
50-540.00.0%50