Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1979

South Africa
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.82 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (240 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 1,000,535 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.82
Births
1,000,535
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
28,634,162
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
10-146.30.7%10,726
15-1991.39.5%131,524
20-24220.522.9%274,995
25-29239.724.9%255,704
30-34190.419.7%179,857
35-39119.012.3%90,834
40-4477.98.1%47,186
45-4918.01.9%9,212
50-541.10.1%498