Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2065

South Africa
2065
Total fertility rate: 1.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2065  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.81 children per woman in 2065 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (97 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 1,124,323 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.81
Births
1,124,323
Births per 1,000 people
13.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
85,261,576
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%2,841
15-1934.29.4%99,688
20-2497.326.8%299,867
25-2986.223.7%271,330
30-3453.114.6%166,199
35-3957.815.9%179,591
40-4430.58.4%95,190
45-493.30.9%9,453
50-540.10.0%166