Fertility in South Africa, 1950

South Africa
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.03 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 534,108 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
534,108
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
13,038,491
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
10-143.90.3%2,638
15-1972.56.0%42,794
20-24258.521.4%136,054
25-29290.424.0%136,706
30-34245.920.4%103,300
35-39191.015.8%69,589
40-44115.49.6%35,458
45-4928.42.4%7,210
50-541.80.1%360