Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1965

South Africa
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.89 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 753,872 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
753,872
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
19,089,380
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
10-146.00.5%6,627
15-1979.26.7%77,075
20-24258.121.9%209,570
25-29283.724.1%185,320
30-34234.219.9%130,733
35-39178.215.1%87,132
40-44109.79.3%46,844
45-4927.22.3%10,033
50-541.70.1%537