Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1983

Southern Africa
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +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 4.76 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,308,216 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.76
Births
1,308,216
Births per 1,000 people
35.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
37,016,322
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
10-145.60.6%11,915
15-19101.110.6%191,967
20-24221.723.3%368,913
25-29233.424.5%329,632
30-34186.619.6%220,614
35-39113.711.9%113,824
40-4472.87.6%59,568
45-4916.71.8%11,209
50-541.00.1%568