Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1956

Southern Africa
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.14 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 695,169 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
695,169
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
16,880,950
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
10-144.70.4%4,509
15-1980.46.6%62,723
20-24263.421.5%177,791
25-29290.623.7%173,404
30-34247.120.1%130,089
35-39193.415.8%89,768
40-44116.59.5%46,578
45-4929.12.4%9,799
50-541.80.1%503