Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1987

Southern Africa
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 4.46 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,427,554 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.46
Births
1,427,554
Births per 1,000 people
33.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
42,160,446
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
10-143.70.4%8,608
15-1997.210.9%204,342
20-24209.823.5%399,629
25-29217.124.3%366,291
30-34170.619.1%238,907
35-39116.113.0%135,521
40-4465.27.3%62,544
45-4913.91.6%11,222
50-540.70.1%485