Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2003

South Africa
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.36 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,037,337 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.36
Births
1,037,337
Births per 1,000 people
21.4
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
48,500,348
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
10-140.90.2%2,353
15-1959.812.6%173,183
20-24114.924.3%282,110
25-29117.925.0%256,728
30-3496.720.5%188,501
35-3956.712.0%96,607
40-4422.04.7%33,348
45-493.70.8%4,383
50-540.10.0%125