Fertility in Southern Africa, 1960

Southern Africa
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.12 children per woman in 1960 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 753,065 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
753,065
Births per 1,000 people
40.4
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
18,629,639
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
10-145.40.4%5,895
15-1980.56.6%72,837
20-24264.721.7%194,982
25-29289.623.7%185,094
30-34244.420.0%137,533
35-39191.715.7%95,064
40-44115.59.5%50,279
45-4929.12.4%10,817
50-541.80.1%559