Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 2002

Northern America
2002
Total fertility rate: 1.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.96 children per woman in 2002 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 4,256,465 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.96
Births
4,256,465
Births per 1,000 people
13.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
318,744,898
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
10-140.80.2%9,381
15-1940.010.2%436,278
20-2497.725.0%1,059,070
25-29111.528.6%1,139,754
30-3491.623.5%1,020,702
35-3940.110.3%482,836
40-448.12.1%103,009
45-490.40.1%5,314
50-540.00.0%119