Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 1998

Northern America
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.94 children per woman in 1998 — 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 27.2 years old. In total, 4,195,019 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.94
Births
4,195,019
Births per 1,000 people
13.7
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
306,572,457
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
10-141.20.3%12,456
15-1947.012.1%490,770
20-24102.726.6%1,014,801
25-29108.228.0%1,157,787
30-3483.621.6%964,744
35-3936.49.4%462,006
40-447.21.9%88,450
45-490.40.1%3,941
50-540.00.0%55