Fertility in Southern Africa, 1955

Southern Africa
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.13 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 681,825 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.13
Births
681,825
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
16,493,778
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
10-144.60.4%4,242
15-1980.36.6%60,862
20-24262.621.4%174,260
25-29290.523.7%170,371
30-34247.320.2%128,245
35-39193.415.8%88,224
40-44116.49.5%45,546
45-4929.12.4%9,584
50-541.80.1%493