Fertility in Southern Africa, 1951

Southern Africa
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.06 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 627,470 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
627,470
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
15,121,840
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
10-144.30.4%3,417
15-1977.36.4%53,772
20-24259.021.4%160,316
25-29287.723.7%158,149
30-34245.720.3%119,770
35-39192.215.9%81,303
40-44115.59.5%41,490
45-4929.22.4%8,811
50-541.80.2%444