Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 1998

Southern Africa
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.76 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,262,914 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.76
Births
1,262,914
Births per 1,000 people
24.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
52,581,226
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
10-141.60.3%5,293
15-1973.813.3%213,756
20-24133.324.1%347,206
25-29132.123.9%308,061
30-34106.319.2%215,679
35-3969.712.6%124,517
40-4429.35.3%40,757
45-496.61.2%7,394
50-540.30.1%251