Fertility in South Africa, 1975

South Africa
1975
Total fertility rate: 5.19
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.19 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 950,848 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.19
Births
950,848
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
25,690,940
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
10-146.00.6%9,016
15-1987.28.4%112,850
20-24231.422.3%258,271
25-29258.624.9%254,767
30-34206.219.8%168,169
35-39137.513.2%88,721
40-4489.08.6%48,399
45-4921.72.1%10,110
50-541.40.1%547