Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1969

South Africa
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.72
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.72 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 858,270 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
858,270
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
21,614,676
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
10-146.20.5%7,903
15-1986.67.6%94,223
20-24251.121.9%243,603
25-29276.724.2%218,707
30-34226.819.8%143,775
35-39165.514.5%90,059
40-44104.09.1%49,097
45-4925.62.2%10,348
50-541.60.1%550