Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1953

South Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.09 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 570,665 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
570,665
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
13,892,910
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
10-144.10.3%3,053
15-1974.66.1%46,607
20-24261.421.4%145,835
25-29293.124.0%145,117
30-34247.720.3%109,148
35-39192.315.8%74,451
40-44116.39.5%38,294
45-4928.42.3%7,769
50-541.80.1%390