Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1991

South Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 3.62 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,170,388 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
1,170,388
Births per 1,000 people
28.1
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
41,687,898
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
10-142.60.4%5,441
15-1991.712.6%180,911
20-24170.823.5%317,719
25-29173.323.9%292,033
30-34136.318.8%200,849
35-3996.713.3%119,542
40-4444.26.1%45,625
45-499.51.3%7,963
50-540.40.1%307