Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1963

South Africa
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 6.01 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 712,678 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.01
Births
712,678
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
17,954,564
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
10-145.80.5%6,040
15-1978.16.5%70,997
20-24261.721.8%191,928
25-29289.024.1%174,997
30-34239.820.0%126,900
35-39184.215.3%85,602
40-44112.79.4%45,919
45-4927.82.3%9,779
50-541.80.1%515