Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1978

Southern Africa
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1978  +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 5.01 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,138,978 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.01
Births
1,138,978
Births per 1,000 people
36.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
31,551,701
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
10-146.20.6%11,566
15-1997.69.7%156,142
20-24223.422.3%308,604
25-29242.224.1%286,089
30-34197.719.7%202,129
35-39130.013.0%106,274
40-4483.88.4%55,645
45-4921.02.1%11,897
50-541.30.1%633