Fertility in South Africa, 1959

South Africa
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.13 children per woman in 1959 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 640,756 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
640,756
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
16,014,974
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
10-144.90.4%4,612
15-1976.36.2%58,147
20-24265.021.7%164,437
25-29294.324.1%160,306
30-34246.220.1%118,641
35-39191.215.6%81,650
40-44115.69.4%43,407
45-4928.42.3%9,091
50-541.80.1%467