Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2044

South Africa
2044
Total fertility rate: 1.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2044  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.95 children per woman in 2044 — 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, 1,146,175 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
1,146,175
Births per 1,000 people
15.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
76,164,460
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%2,934
15-1944.811.5%129,844
20-24106.927.4%338,522
25-2990.623.2%269,449
30-3458.915.1%169,838
35-3957.114.6%159,276
40-4428.27.2%68,336
45-493.10.8%7,828
50-540.10.0%148