Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1957

Southern Africa
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.14 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 709,551 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
709,551
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
17,288,010
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
10-144.80.4%4,798
15-1980.56.6%64,902
20-24264.221.5%181,631
25-29290.823.7%176,650
30-34246.920.1%132,073
35-39193.515.8%91,327
40-44116.69.5%47,631
45-4929.12.4%10,017
50-541.80.1%513