Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2082

South Africa
2082
Total fertility rate: 1.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2082  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.76 children per woman in 2082 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (89 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.6 years old. In total, 1,112,991 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.76
Births
1,112,991
Births per 1,000 people
12.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
90,208,634
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
10-140.70.2%1,884
15-1925.27.1%72,726
20-2485.924.3%266,971
25-2988.725.1%287,449
30-3458.816.6%189,605
35-3961.117.3%193,439
40-4430.28.5%92,058
45-492.90.8%8,701
50-540.10.0%160