Fertility in South Africa, 1951

South Africa
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.06 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 546,874 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
546,874
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
13,309,020
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
10-144.00.3%2,745
15-1972.76.0%43,748
20-24259.821.4%139,485
25-29291.924.0%139,672
30-34247.120.4%105,548
35-39191.915.8%71,411
40-44116.19.6%36,479
45-4928.52.3%7,414
50-541.80.1%371