Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1983

Northern America
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.80 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.3 years old. In total, 4,140,982 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
4,140,982
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
262,511,903
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
10-141.40.4%13,089
15-1950.413.8%531,417
20-24107.229.4%1,294,781
25-29111.230.5%1,332,706
30-3467.018.4%723,643
35-3922.86.3%214,081
40-444.01.1%30,205
45-490.20.0%1,058
50-540.00.0%0