Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1953

Southern Africa
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.09 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 654,980 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
654,980
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
15,777,324
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
10-144.40.4%3,764
15-1979.06.5%57,052
20-24260.721.4%167,711
25-29289.023.7%164,372
30-34246.520.2%124,157
35-39192.815.8%84,858
40-44116.09.5%43,432
45-4929.22.4%9,168
50-541.80.2%469