Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1958

South Africa
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.14 children per woman in 1958 — 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, 630,445 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
630,445
Births per 1,000 people
40.4
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
15,620,418
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
10-144.70.4%4,291
15-1976.46.2%55,822
20-24265.021.6%161,145
25-29294.924.0%158,497
30-34247.420.2%117,486
35-39192.515.7%81,028
40-44116.69.5%42,928
45-4928.22.3%8,797
50-541.70.1%446