Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2006

South Africa
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.55 children per woman in 2006 — 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, 1,157,144 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
1,157,144
Births per 1,000 people
23.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
49,998,277
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%1,216
15-1948.99.6%138,703
20-24119.623.4%328,748
25-29135.026.4%302,204
30-34122.023.9%242,306
35-3958.811.5%103,614
40-4423.04.5%35,949
45-493.20.6%4,243
50-540.20.0%161