Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1954

Southern Africa
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.11 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 667,857 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.11
Births
667,857
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
16,125,660
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
10-144.50.4%3,990
15-1979.76.5%58,841
20-24261.721.4%170,849
25-29289.723.7%167,196
30-34246.920.2%126,126
35-39193.115.8%86,524
40-44116.29.5%44,477
45-4929.12.4%9,370
50-541.80.1%483