Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1986

Northern America
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.82 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 4,207,075 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
4,207,075
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
270,280,782
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%13,470
15-1947.813.1%479,914
20-24105.028.7%1,213,354
25-29111.830.5%1,377,190
30-3470.719.3%823,685
35-3925.16.8%263,652
40-444.11.1%34,691
45-490.20.0%1,118
50-540.00.0%0