Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1997

South Africa
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.73 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,091,868 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.73
Births
1,091,868
Births per 1,000 people
23.9
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
45,666,838
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%4,344
15-1973.913.5%181,739
20-24131.924.1%298,919
25-29133.224.3%272,837
30-34105.519.3%188,763
35-3968.012.4%106,318
40-4427.45.0%32,771
45-496.21.1%5,979
50-540.30.0%196