Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1998

South Africa
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.63 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,070,114 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
1,070,114
Births per 1,000 people
23.2
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
46,223,880
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%4,266
15-1972.013.7%181,385
20-24127.424.2%292,467
25-29127.624.2%265,571
30-34101.319.2%184,024
35-3964.912.3%104,349
40-4425.94.9%32,320
45-495.51.1%5,557
50-540.20.0%175