Fertility in South Africa, 1955

South Africa
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.13 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 593,446 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
593,446
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
14,533,366
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
10-144.30.4%3,491
15-1976.16.2%49,986
20-24263.121.5%151,284
25-29294.424.0%150,235
30-34248.320.3%112,458
35-39192.615.7%77,218
40-44116.59.5%40,193
45-4928.32.3%8,170
50-541.80.1%413