Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1968

Southern Africa
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.84 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 951,695 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
951,695
Births per 1,000 people
40.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
23,624,045
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
10-146.20.5%8,669
15-1988.57.6%106,435
20-24255.121.8%267,573
25-29278.423.8%235,757
30-34230.819.8%160,218
35-39172.714.8%103,857
40-44107.49.2%56,150
45-4927.42.3%12,368
50-541.70.1%658