Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1995

South Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 3.17 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 1,140,808 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.17
Births
1,140,808
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
44,541,554
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
10-141.60.2%4,140
15-1982.312.9%175,733
20-24150.623.7%307,715
25-29153.724.2%285,293
30-34122.119.2%203,716
35-3982.313.0%116,155
40-4435.45.6%41,001
45-497.41.2%6,830
50-540.30.0%221