Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Botswana, 1952

Botswana
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Botswana was 6.44 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 19,915 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
19,915
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
433,711
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
10-143.70.3%96
15-19130.710.2%3,068
20-24280.721.8%5,394
25-29261.220.3%4,495
30-34244.319.0%3,449
35-39201.115.6%2,016
40-44123.99.6%1,040
45-4938.93.0%337
50-542.60.2%20