Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1994

South Africa
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 3.26 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 1,081,586 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.26
Births
1,081,586
Births per 1,000 people
24.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
44,004,139
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
10-141.70.3%4,181
15-1984.312.9%159,787
20-24154.123.6%286,533
25-29156.724.0%269,628
30-34125.119.2%197,462
35-3985.113.0%113,072
40-4437.15.7%43,304
45-497.81.2%7,362
50-540.30.1%259