Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1971

Southern Africa
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.65 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 1,026,926 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.65
Births
1,026,926
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
25,832,637
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
10-146.50.6%9,998
15-1990.38.0%119,353
20-24248.422.0%286,579
25-29271.124.0%262,984
30-34223.419.8%172,653
35-39161.614.3%104,917
40-44101.89.0%57,287
45-4925.82.3%12,482
50-541.60.1%671