Fertility in South Africa, 1960

South Africa
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.11
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.11 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 654,647 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.11
Births
654,647
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
16,440,172
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
10-145.10.4%4,949
15-1976.46.3%60,769
20-24264.321.7%169,211
25-29293.224.0%162,922
30-34244.820.1%120,299
35-39190.415.6%82,701
40-44115.29.4%44,075
45-4928.22.3%9,248
50-541.80.1%476