Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1958

Southern Africa
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.15 children per woman in 1958 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 724,939 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
724,939
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
17,709,934
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
10-145.00.4%5,135
15-1980.66.6%67,407
20-24265.021.6%185,868
25-29291.123.7%179,912
30-34246.720.1%134,163
35-39193.515.7%92,900
40-44116.89.5%48,745
45-4929.12.4%10,270
50-541.80.1%526