Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1969

Southern Africa
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.78
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.78 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 978,318 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.78
Births
978,318
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
24,350,939
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
10-146.30.5%9,136
15-1989.77.8%110,958
20-24252.721.9%275,465
25-29275.823.8%244,660
30-34228.519.8%163,944
35-39169.314.6%104,421
40-44105.89.1%56,654
45-4926.92.3%12,406
50-541.70.1%661