Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1981

Southern Africa
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 4.86 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (235 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,226,263 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.86
Births
1,226,263
Births per 1,000 people
35.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
34,568,419
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%12,960
15-19100.610.3%177,711
20-24222.422.9%338,846
25-29234.724.1%303,582
30-34190.719.6%211,704
35-39120.112.4%111,554
40-4478.18.0%58,004
45-4918.41.9%11,313
50-541.10.1%590