Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1952

Southern Africa
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.08 children per woman in 1952 — 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, 641,418 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.08
Births
641,418
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
15,443,465
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%3,570
15-1978.26.4%55,391
20-24259.921.4%164,119
25-29288.423.7%161,301
30-34246.120.2%122,027
35-39192.515.8%83,111
40-44115.89.5%42,447
45-4929.22.4%8,988
50-541.80.2%459