Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1986

Southern Africa
1986
Total fertility rate: 4.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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 4.53 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,399,483 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.53
Births
1,399,483
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
40,873,116
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
10-144.20.5%9,423
15-1994.210.4%193,136
20-24214.223.6%397,772
25-29224.924.8%365,260
30-34175.519.3%235,226
35-39113.212.5%126,108
40-4465.77.2%60,764
45-4914.71.6%11,266
50-540.80.1%530