Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1987

South Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 4.35 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 1,239,142 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.35
Births
1,239,142
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
37,326,190
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
10-143.60.4%7,262
15-1995.511.0%175,771
20-24206.823.7%347,731
25-29215.124.7%322,839
30-34166.019.0%207,534
35-39110.112.6%115,141
40-4461.97.1%53,643
45-4912.21.4%8,858
50-540.60.1%362