Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1993

Southern Africa
1993
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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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 3.50 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,352,282 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
1,352,282
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
49,099,080
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
10-142.00.3%5,588
15-1988.312.6%207,461
20-24163.923.3%367,040
25-29166.023.6%331,363
30-34134.519.2%239,583
35-3994.113.4%138,205
40-4443.26.2%53,256
45-499.71.4%9,417
50-540.40.1%366