Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1964

South Africa
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.96 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 733,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
733,055
Births per 1,000 people
39.6
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
18,511,361
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
10-145.90.5%6,285
15-1978.56.6%74,213
20-24260.021.9%200,688
25-29286.524.1%179,842
30-34237.119.9%128,808
35-39181.315.2%86,382
40-44111.39.4%46,387
45-4927.62.3%9,925
50-541.70.1%528