Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2041

South Africa
2041
Total fertility rate: 1.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.98 children per woman in 2041 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,133,383 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.98
Births
1,133,383
Births per 1,000 people
15.2
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
74,575,448
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%2,965
15-1946.411.7%136,412
20-24107.327.2%328,169
25-2991.423.1%263,533
30-3461.115.5%177,891
35-3957.514.5%146,833
40-4427.46.9%69,262
45-493.10.8%8,174
50-540.10.0%143