Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1972

Southern Africa
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.58 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (268 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,047,901 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.58
Births
1,047,901
Births per 1,000 people
39.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
26,596,112
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
10-146.70.6%10,439
15-1993.48.4%126,891
20-24245.021.9%288,808
25-29268.024.0%269,898
30-34220.019.7%176,766
35-39157.314.1%104,632
40-4499.88.9%57,419
45-4925.12.2%12,384
50-541.60.1%662