Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1964

Southern Africa
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.99 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 840,379 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
840,379
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
20,930,250
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%7,351
15-1982.06.8%87,686
20-24261.221.8%228,534
25-29284.423.8%203,995
30-34237.619.8%147,438
35-39183.715.3%99,684
40-44112.39.4%53,337
45-4928.62.4%11,741
50-541.80.2%622