Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1954

South Africa
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.11 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 581,444 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.11
Births
581,444
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
14,203,779
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
10-144.20.3%3,259
15-1975.46.2%48,176
20-24262.221.5%148,397
25-29293.724.0%147,491
30-34247.920.3%110,705
35-39192.415.7%75,812
40-44116.49.5%39,236
45-4928.42.3%7,966
50-541.80.1%402