Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2011

South Africa
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.44 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,169,887 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
1,169,887
Births per 1,000 people
22.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
52,995,205
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
10-140.60.1%1,411
15-1957.211.7%151,731
20-24107.221.9%300,908
25-29114.223.4%304,134
30-34109.622.4%231,875
35-3976.915.7%142,523
40-4420.34.1%33,389
45-492.60.5%3,852
50-540.10.0%63