Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1972

South Africa
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.49 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 917,234 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.49
Births
917,234
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
23,609,456
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
10-146.60.6%9,056
15-1990.48.2%108,101
20-24242.122.0%252,580
25-29268.124.4%241,932
30-34217.419.8%155,661
35-39152.213.8%89,592
40-4497.38.9%49,482
45-4923.72.2%10,285
50-541.50.1%545