Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1994

Southern Africa
1994
Total fertility rate: 3.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 3.38 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,279,734 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.38
Births
1,279,734
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
49,919,385
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
10-141.90.3%5,358
15-1985.512.6%190,900
20-24159.223.5%340,462
25-29161.023.8%315,486
30-34129.919.2%231,032
35-3990.013.3%134,240
40-4440.56.0%52,504
45-499.01.3%9,396
50-540.40.1%349