Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1991

Southern Africa
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 3.75 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,370,620 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.75
Births
1,370,620
Births per 1,000 people
29.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
47,195,906
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
10-142.70.4%6,747
15-1992.612.3%210,789
20-24175.823.4%372,787
25-29178.023.7%339,314
30-34141.618.8%234,386
35-39102.113.6%140,962
40-4448.16.4%55,149
45-4910.81.4%10,083
50-540.50.1%412