Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1973

South Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.41 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 932,746 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
932,746
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
24,294,263
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%9,140
15-1989.78.3%110,195
20-24239.422.1%254,310
25-29266.124.6%249,038
30-34214.719.8%160,476
35-39147.813.6%89,392
40-4494.98.8%49,339
45-4923.22.1%10,302
50-541.50.1%550