Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1973

Southern Africa
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

Country

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 5.51 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,068,154 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.51
Births
1,068,154
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
27,387,334
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%10,524
15-1993.18.4%130,076
20-24242.822.0%292,089
25-29266.124.1%278,099
30-34217.419.7%182,012
35-39153.413.9%104,768
40-4497.78.9%57,490
45-4924.62.2%12,426
50-541.60.1%668