Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1988

Southern Africa
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 4.29 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (208 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 1,420,259 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.29
Births
1,420,259
Births per 1,000 people
32.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
43,465,459
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
10-143.40.4%7,972
15-1996.511.2%207,625
20-24201.423.4%392,693
25-29207.724.1%362,698
30-34163.819.0%238,839
35-39113.113.1%138,253
40-4460.97.1%60,554
45-4913.31.5%11,154
50-540.70.1%477