Fertility in Southern Africa, 1950

Southern Africa
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.03 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 612,926 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
612,926
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
14,817,986
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
10-144.20.4%3,292
15-1977.06.4%52,586
20-24257.721.4%156,411
25-29286.223.7%154,775
30-34244.520.3%117,142
35-39191.315.9%79,266
40-44114.89.5%40,426
45-4929.22.4%8,597
50-541.80.2%430