Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2007

South Africa
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.55 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,166,581 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
1,166,581
Births per 1,000 people
23.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
50,528,584
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%1,242
15-1946.59.1%129,926
20-24116.422.8%328,327
25-29132.826.0%303,551
30-34127.324.9%254,074
35-3962.612.3%111,497
40-4421.54.2%33,658
45-493.00.6%4,149
50-540.10.0%154