Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1976

South Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 5.07 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 958,964 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.07
Births
958,964
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
26,395,450
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%9,267
15-1989.38.8%118,581
20-24226.822.3%260,526
25-29251.924.8%252,973
30-34201.519.8%171,193
35-39131.913.0%88,384
40-4485.38.4%47,485
45-4921.02.1%10,013
50-541.30.1%543