Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1983

South Africa
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.63 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,133,794 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.63
Births
1,133,794
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
32,739,304
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
10-145.60.6%10,535
15-1998.810.7%165,052
20-24218.223.6%320,923
25-29231.425.0%290,226
30-34181.819.6%191,445
35-39106.211.5%95,760
40-4468.97.4%50,680
45-4914.61.6%8,732
50-540.90.1%436