Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1994

Northern America
1994
Total fertility rate: 1.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.96 children per woman in 1994 — 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 26.8 years old. In total, 4,296,547 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.96
Births
4,296,547
Births per 1,000 people
14.6
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
294,743,566
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%16,291
15-1953.813.7%510,593
20-24105.026.8%1,061,737
25-29110.628.2%1,212,589
30-3480.820.6%1,009,281
35-3933.28.5%412,764
40-446.41.6%70,655
45-490.30.1%2,615
50-540.00.0%22