Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1996

South Africa
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.99 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,121,611 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.99
Births
1,121,611
Births per 1,000 people
24.9
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
45,123,018
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
10-141.50.3%4,278
15-1978.513.1%176,646
20-24142.823.8%303,336
25-29145.924.3%282,128
30-34115.119.2%197,728
35-3976.212.7%112,875
40-4432.25.4%38,004
45-496.71.1%6,415
50-540.30.0%202