Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1981

South Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.71 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 1,056,276 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.71
Births
1,056,276
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
30,541,044
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
10-146.40.7%11,577
15-1997.510.3%151,090
20-24217.923.1%292,160
25-29231.924.6%265,475
30-34185.619.7%183,696
35-39112.611.9%94,024
40-4473.97.8%48,933
45-4916.31.7%8,861
50-541.00.1%461