Fertility in South Africa, 2055

South Africa
2055
Total fertility rate: 1.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.87 children per woman in 2055 — 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 28.7 years old. In total, 1,136,129 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.87
Births
1,136,129
Births per 1,000 people
14.0
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
81,427,426
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%2,925
15-1939.410.5%111,340
20-24102.627.4%310,721
25-2986.923.2%276,178
30-3454.014.4%174,433
35-3956.915.2%169,530
40-4429.88.0%82,124
45-493.20.9%8,735
50-540.10.0%144