Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1982

South Africa
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.70 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,100,132 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.70
Births
1,100,132
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
31,615,339
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%11,115
15-1998.410.5%158,816
20-24219.023.3%307,673
25-29232.824.8%278,493
30-34184.919.7%188,339
35-39110.411.7%95,976
40-4472.47.7%50,550
45-4915.31.6%8,727
50-540.90.1%442