Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1974

South Africa
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.30 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 941,247 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.30
Births
941,247
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
24,989,108
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
10-146.30.6%9,091
15-1988.48.3%111,471
20-24235.122.2%255,236
25-29262.224.7%252,777
30-34210.319.8%164,254
35-39142.513.4%88,842
40-4491.98.7%48,816
45-4922.42.1%10,213
50-541.40.1%550