Fertility in Southern Africa, 1959

Southern Africa
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.14
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.14 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 737,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.14
Births
737,211
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
18,153,227
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
10-145.20.4%5,504
15-1980.56.6%69,960
20-24265.121.6%189,688
25-29290.623.7%182,114
30-34245.620.0%135,590
35-39192.415.7%93,778
40-44115.99.4%49,417
45-4929.22.4%10,610
50-541.80.1%549