Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2014

South Africa
2014
Total fertility rate: 2.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa was 2.42 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,211,091 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.42
Births
1,211,091
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
55,594,838
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
10-140.90.2%2,127
15-1970.214.4%180,446
20-24112.123.0%307,635
25-29107.022.0%300,373
30-3498.420.2%233,827
35-3974.415.3%145,676
40-4421.64.4%37,147
45-492.50.5%3,827
50-540.00.0%27