Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2036

South Africa
2036
Total fertility rate: 2.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 2.03 children per woman in 2036 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,123,335 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.03
Births
1,123,335
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
71,816,379
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
10-141.10.3%3,087
15-1946.911.6%135,581
20-24109.127.0%304,534
25-2994.323.3%277,782
30-3465.816.3%171,923
35-3957.814.3%149,912
40-4426.56.6%72,298
45-493.10.8%8,091
50-540.10.0%130