Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2002

South Africa
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.32 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,004,942 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
1,004,942
Births per 1,000 people
20.9
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
48,019,415
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
10-141.00.2%2,737
15-1960.112.9%171,956
20-24112.824.3%269,615
25-29114.624.6%246,695
30-3493.420.1%180,104
35-3957.512.4%97,050
40-4421.74.7%32,051
45-494.10.9%4,592
50-540.20.0%141