Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1963

Southern Africa
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.04
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 6.04 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 817,648 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
817,648
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
20,312,251
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
10-146.00.5%7,099
15-1981.76.8%84,024
20-24262.721.8%219,217
25-29286.423.7%198,627
30-34239.919.9%145,178
35-39186.315.4%98,667
40-44113.59.4%52,700
45-4928.82.4%11,532
50-541.80.2%606