Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1966

Southern Africa
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.95 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 899,050 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
899,050
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
22,226,244
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%8,046
15-1985.47.2%97,160
20-24259.821.8%249,629
25-29282.823.8%219,205
30-34235.519.8%154,143
35-39180.015.1%102,804
40-44111.29.3%55,364
45-4928.02.4%12,058
50-541.80.1%639