Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1982

Northern America
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.83 children per woman in 1982 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 4,176,179 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.83
Births
4,176,179
Births per 1,000 people
16.1
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
259,835,184
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
10-141.30.4%12,915
15-1951.614.0%561,460
20-24110.830.0%1,342,827
25-29113.530.8%1,334,293
30-3465.617.8%697,734
35-3922.06.0%197,284
40-444.01.1%28,576
45-490.20.0%1,056
50-540.00.0%33