Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1966

South Africa
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.91
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Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.91 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 786,790 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.91
Births
786,790
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
19,690,087
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
10-146.10.5%6,959
15-1982.37.0%82,388
20-24258.621.9%220,550
25-29284.524.1%194,211
30-34234.719.9%134,858
35-39177.215.0%89,021
40-44110.09.3%48,124
45-4926.92.3%10,137
50-541.70.1%540