Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1995

Southern Africa
1995
Total fertility rate: 3.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 3.28 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 1,333,430 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.28
Births
1,333,430
Births per 1,000 people
26.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
50,564,431
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
10-141.70.3%5,243
15-1983.312.7%206,572
20-24155.023.6%360,381
25-29157.223.9%329,258
30-34126.319.2%236,278
35-3986.713.2%136,736
40-4438.65.9%49,809
45-498.61.3%8,838
50-540.40.1%309