Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1985

Southern Africa
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +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 4.62 children per woman in 1985 — 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 28.7 years old. In total, 1,380,964 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.62
Births
1,380,964
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
39,591,503
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
10-144.80.5%10,447
15-1994.310.2%188,351
20-24221.223.9%399,149
25-29233.025.2%363,697
30-34182.119.7%233,560
35-39107.011.6%114,404
40-4467.27.3%59,818
45-4914.91.6%10,975
50-540.90.1%567