Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1992

South Africa
1992
Total fertility rate: 3.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 3.48 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,146,706 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.48
Births
1,146,706
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
42,443,509
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
10-142.20.3%4,827
15-1988.312.7%174,214
20-24164.523.6%311,231
25-29166.923.9%284,969
30-34132.619.0%202,115
35-3992.313.2%116,766
40-4441.55.9%44,572
45-499.01.3%7,715
50-540.40.1%299