Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2049

South Africa
2049
Total fertility rate: 1.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2049  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.90 children per woman in 2049 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.5 years old. In total, 1,145,550 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.90
Births
1,145,550
Births per 1,000 people
14.6
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
78,699,586
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%2,894
15-1942.311.1%120,533
20-24104.727.5%322,209
25-2987.923.1%287,102
30-3456.014.7%164,946
35-3956.614.9%160,320
40-4429.37.7%79,931
45-493.20.8%7,470
50-540.10.0%145