Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1962

South Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.05 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 691,059 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.05
Births
691,059
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
17,418,522
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
10-145.70.5%5,757
15-1977.66.4%67,419
20-24262.521.7%183,083
25-29290.424.0%170,278
30-34241.620.0%124,567
35-39186.515.4%84,566
40-44113.89.4%45,317
45-4927.92.3%9,573
50-541.70.1%499