Fertility in South Africa, 1970

South Africa
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.63
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.63 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 877,296 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.63
Births
877,296
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
22,279,984
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
10-146.40.6%8,285
15-1984.07.4%94,520
20-24249.122.1%248,665
25-29274.224.3%227,579
30-34224.119.9%147,725
35-39161.514.3%90,245
40-44101.79.0%49,269
45-4925.22.2%10,441
50-541.60.1%564