Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2039

South Africa
2039
Total fertility rate: 1.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.99 children per woman in 2039 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (108 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,125,558 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.99
Births
1,125,558
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
73,496,159
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
10-141.00.3%2,993
15-1947.311.8%141,622
20-24107.927.0%310,588
25-2992.323.1%269,533
30-3462.815.7%178,797
35-3957.514.4%142,954
40-4427.06.8%70,702
45-493.10.8%8,233
50-540.10.0%139