Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Northern America, 2014

Northern America
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Northern America was 1.83 children per woman in 2014 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (104 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 4,371,886 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.83
Births
4,371,886
Births per 1,000 people
12.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
358,875,303
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
10-140.30.1%3,771
15-1923.06.3%257,099
20-2475.420.6%924,541
25-29103.928.4%1,265,736
30-34101.127.6%1,219,761
35-3951.114.0%575,055
40-4410.32.8%117,535
45-490.70.2%8,209
50-540.00.0%176