Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1968

South Africa
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.78
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Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.78 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 834,361 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.78
Births
834,361
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
20,957,287
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%7,490
15-1985.47.4%90,164
20-24253.621.9%236,943
25-29279.524.2%210,185
30-34229.419.8%140,349
35-39169.214.6%89,679
40-44105.89.1%48,669
45-4926.22.3%10,330
50-541.60.1%551