Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2012

South Africa
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.45 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,189,588 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.45
Births
1,189,588
Births per 1,000 people
22.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
53,782,566
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%1,403
15-1959.712.1%155,841
20-24110.422.5%306,136
25-29112.522.9%309,114
30-34106.321.6%231,453
35-3978.215.9%146,814
40-4420.94.3%34,963
45-492.60.5%3,812
50-540.00.0%51