Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1996

Northern America
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.93 children per woman in 1996 — 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 27.1 years old. In total, 4,193,867 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.93
Births
4,193,867
Births per 1,000 people
13.9
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
300,750,140
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
10-141.40.4%14,566
15-1949.612.9%497,015
20-24102.526.6%1,001,188
25-29107.828.0%1,168,698
30-3481.721.2%990,297
35-3934.79.0%439,586
40-446.81.8%79,249
45-490.30.1%3,244
50-540.00.0%19