Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1976

Southern Africa
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +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 5.21 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 1,111,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.21
Births
1,111,393
Births per 1,000 people
37.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
29,837,067
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
10-146.00.6%10,597
15-1993.99.0%142,254
20-24231.922.2%302,549
25-29253.624.3%286,961
30-34205.619.7%194,898
35-39139.213.3%104,962
40-4489.28.5%56,237
45-4922.72.2%12,276
50-541.40.1%664