Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1962

Southern Africa
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.07 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 793,605 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.07
Births
793,605
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
19,717,647
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
10-145.90.5%6,781
15-1981.36.7%80,069
20-24263.221.7%209,826
25-29287.423.7%193,353
30-34241.519.9%142,454
35-39188.315.5%97,375
40-44114.49.4%51,898
45-4928.92.4%11,261
50-541.80.1%586