Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1986

South Africa
1986
Total fertility rate: 4.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.41 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,215,553 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.41
Births
1,215,553
Births per 1,000 people
33.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
36,180,515
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
10-144.20.5%8,069
15-1991.910.4%165,103
20-24211.323.9%347,279
25-29223.325.3%323,159
30-34170.819.3%204,648
35-39106.312.0%106,210
40-4462.07.0%51,831
45-4912.81.4%8,850
50-540.70.1%405