Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1957

South Africa
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.14 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 617,087 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
617,087
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
15,244,839
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
10-144.60.4%3,995
15-1976.26.2%53,529
20-24264.321.6%157,461
25-29294.724.0%155,653
30-34247.720.2%115,672
35-39192.515.7%79,744
40-44116.69.5%42,012
45-4928.32.3%8,581
50-541.70.1%434