Fertility in Southern Africa, 2001

Southern Africa
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.51 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,207,487 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.51
Births
1,207,487
Births per 1,000 people
22.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
54,188,020
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
10-141.30.3%4,155
15-1965.313.0%208,780
20-24122.424.4%329,104
25-29121.424.1%292,472
30-3497.619.4%207,391
35-3963.712.7%118,643
40-4425.45.1%40,314
45-495.31.0%6,408
50-540.20.0%216