Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1989

South Africa
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 3.98 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (194 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,211,699 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.98
Births
1,211,699
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
39,628,576
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
10-143.00.4%6,192
15-1995.111.9%182,877
20-24187.423.5%329,921
25-29193.724.3%310,422
30-34151.419.0%205,221
35-39103.513.0%118,717
40-4452.96.6%49,347
45-4910.91.4%8,661
50-540.50.1%338