Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Africa, 2099

South Africa
2099
Total fertility rate: 1.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2099  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Africa is projected at 1.74 children per woman in 2099 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (94 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 1,101,663 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.74
Births
1,101,663
Births per 1,000 people
11.7
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
94,101,366
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
10-140.30.1%894
15-1916.64.8%47,679
20-2470.120.1%216,109
25-2994.227.0%303,067
30-3474.121.2%237,234
35-3965.218.7%206,409
40-4426.57.6%82,702
45-492.40.7%7,455
50-540.00.0%113