Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1971

South Africa
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.57 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 900,469 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.57
Births
900,469
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
22,942,143
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
10-146.50.6%8,670
15-1987.37.8%101,552
20-24246.022.1%251,854
25-29271.524.3%235,891
30-34221.119.8%151,883
35-39157.014.1%90,151
40-4499.68.9%49,512
45-4924.52.2%10,400
50-541.50.1%556