Fertility in South Africa, 2001

South Africa
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.37 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,011,545 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.37
Births
1,011,545
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
47,566,800
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
10-141.10.2%3,215
15-1962.913.3%175,577
20-24115.424.3%270,995
25-29116.224.5%249,112
30-3492.919.6%176,828
35-3958.912.4%98,724
40-4422.64.8%32,196
45-494.30.9%4,753
50-540.20.0%146