Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1995

Northern America
1995
Total fertility rate: 1.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.94 children per woman in 1995 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (108 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 4,227,492 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.94
Births
4,227,492
Births per 1,000 people
14.2
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
297,786,727
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%15,631
15-1951.813.4%504,569
20-24103.226.7%1,025,184
25-29108.328.0%1,175,485
30-3481.221.0%1,004,419
35-3933.88.8%424,862
40-446.51.7%74,373
45-490.30.1%2,948
50-540.00.0%22