Fertility in South Africa, 2005

South Africa
2005
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.51 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,124,291 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
1,124,291
Births per 1,000 people
22.7
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
49,490,032
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
10-140.50.1%1,265
15-1947.89.5%137,545
20-24118.423.5%313,525
25-29135.126.8%299,518
30-34115.022.8%227,335
35-3958.311.6%101,641
40-4425.05.0%38,836
45-493.50.7%4,470
50-540.20.0%158