Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2004

South Africa
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.44 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,084,498 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
1,084,498
Births per 1,000 people
22.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
48,991,420
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
10-140.70.1%1,830
15-1957.211.7%165,944
20-24117.524.1%298,616
25-29124.425.5%274,018
30-34103.921.3%204,057
35-3958.011.9%99,869
40-4423.24.7%35,671
45-493.60.7%4,374
50-540.10.0%119