Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2053

South Africa
2053
Total fertility rate: 1.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2053  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.88 children per woman in 2053 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (103 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 1,138,526 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.88
Births
1,138,526
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
80,557,028
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%2,902
15-1940.410.7%114,182
20-24103.427.5%314,583
25-2987.223.2%278,483
30-3454.514.5%176,153
35-3956.815.1%161,102
40-4429.67.9%82,405
45-493.30.9%8,577
50-540.10.0%141