Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1982

Southern Africa
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +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 4.83 children per woman in 1982 — 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 28.9 years old. In total, 1,271,727 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.83
Births
1,271,727
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
35,763,299
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%12,503
15-19100.910.4%185,394
20-24223.023.1%355,000
25-29235.124.3%317,067
30-34189.819.6%216,851
35-39117.712.2%113,654
40-4476.27.9%59,480
45-4917.51.8%11,201
50-541.10.1%573