Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1974

Southern Africa
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +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 5.41 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,082,339 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
1,082,339
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
28,194,284
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
10-146.30.6%10,464
15-1992.38.5%132,562
20-24239.122.1%294,470
25-29262.724.3%283,518
30-34213.619.7%186,444
35-39148.713.7%104,645
40-4495.08.8%57,195
45-4924.02.2%12,375
50-541.50.1%668