Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1988

Northern America
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.91 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,359,835 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
4,359,835
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
275,439,036
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%13,459
15-1951.513.4%502,957
20-24106.827.8%1,158,972
25-29115.230.0%1,416,557
30-3475.219.6%912,458
35-3928.47.4%307,936
40-444.91.3%46,193
45-490.20.0%1,305
50-540.00.0%0