Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1979

Southern Africa
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 4.97 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 1,164,819 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.97
Births
1,164,819
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
32,442,097
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%12,059
15-1995.99.6%157,727
20-24225.422.6%319,912
25-29242.224.3%292,580
30-34195.319.6%206,070
35-39126.712.7%107,983
40-4482.28.3%56,246
45-4920.02.0%11,613
50-541.30.1%622