Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1993

South Africa
1993
Total fertility rate: 3.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 3.37 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,152,235 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.37
Births
1,152,235
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
43,297,156
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
10-141.80.3%4,339
15-1987.312.9%176,814
20-24159.023.5%312,627
25-29161.523.9%284,508
30-34129.619.2%205,692
35-3989.013.2%116,771
40-4439.65.9%43,827
45-498.51.3%7,386
50-540.40.1%271