Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 1999

South Africa
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.56 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 1,060,762 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.56
Births
1,060,762
Births per 1,000 people
22.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
46,730,335
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
10-141.40.3%4,138
15-1971.013.9%184,347
20-24124.624.4%289,442
25-29123.524.1%260,645
30-3498.219.2%181,510
35-3962.612.2%102,754
40-4425.04.9%32,677
45-494.91.0%5,098
50-540.20.0%153