Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1965

Southern Africa
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.94
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.94 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 863,751 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
863,751
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
21,567,028
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
10-146.10.5%7,694
15-1982.57.0%91,153
20-24259.521.9%238,012
25-29282.123.8%209,963
30-34235.019.8%149,723
35-39180.915.2%100,707
40-44111.09.3%53,960
45-4928.32.4%11,906
50-541.80.2%635