Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1956

South Africa
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.13 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 604,746 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
604,746
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
14,880,686
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
10-144.40.4%3,736
15-1976.16.2%51,585
20-24263.721.5%154,218
25-29294.524.0%152,849
30-34248.020.2%113,985
35-39192.615.7%78,476
40-44116.59.5%41,101
45-4928.32.3%8,373
50-541.80.1%424