Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1992

Southern Africa
1992
Total fertility rate: 3.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 3.61 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,347,369 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.61
Births
1,347,369
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
48,101,554
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
10-142.40.3%6,103
15-1989.512.4%204,554
20-24169.623.4%366,040
25-29171.623.7%332,245
30-34137.719.0%235,888
35-3997.713.5%138,277
40-4445.36.3%54,086
45-4910.31.4%9,777
50-540.50.1%397