Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1985

Northern America
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.83 children per woman in 1985 — 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 26.5 years old. In total, 4,218,432 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.83
Births
4,218,432
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
267,732,944
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%13,864
15-1948.713.2%491,479
20-24106.328.9%1,257,640
25-29112.530.6%1,378,568
30-3469.819.0%792,388
35-3924.66.7%250,951
40-444.01.1%32,479
45-490.20.0%1,064
50-540.00.0%0