Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1997

Northern America
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.92 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 4,159,869 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
4,159,869
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
303,649,791
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
10-141.30.3%13,449
15-1947.812.5%489,640
20-24101.926.6%993,618
25-29107.228.0%1,157,623
30-3481.921.4%969,280
35-3935.39.2%448,853
40-447.01.8%83,788
45-490.30.1%3,578
50-540.00.0%38