Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1989

Northern America
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.98
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.98 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 4,488,525 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.98
Births
4,488,525
Births per 1,000 people
16.1
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
278,159,899
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
10-141.60.4%14,068
15-1955.513.9%531,066
20-24109.727.5%1,157,186
25-29118.129.7%1,441,824
30-3477.919.6%957,351
35-3930.17.6%334,093
40-445.31.3%51,522
45-490.20.0%1,411
50-540.00.0%0