Fertility in South Africa, 1961

South Africa
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.08 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 671,921 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
671,921
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
16,908,035
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
10-145.40.4%5,359
15-1977.16.3%64,001
20-24263.821.7%175,708
25-29292.224.1%166,571
30-34243.420.0%122,389
35-39188.315.5%83,437
40-44114.29.4%44,515
45-4928.22.3%9,450
50-541.80.1%491