Fertility in Southern Africa, 1975

Southern Africa
1975
Total fertility rate: 5.32
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 5.32 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,097,617 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
1,097,617
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
29,013,667
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
10-146.10.6%10,379
15-1991.68.6%135,160
20-24236.022.2%298,877
25-29259.624.4%287,249
30-34209.919.7%191,077
35-39144.313.5%104,918
40-4492.58.7%56,971
45-4923.32.2%12,324
50-541.50.1%667