Fertility in Southern Africa, 1970

Southern Africa
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.71
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.71 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 1,000,427 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.71
Births
1,000,427
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
25,088,674
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
10-146.40.6%9,562
15-1987.37.6%111,640
20-24251.022.0%281,977
25-29273.624.0%254,068
30-34226.219.8%168,239
35-39165.614.5%104,807
40-44103.79.1%56,936
45-4926.52.3%12,518
50-541.70.1%677