Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2002

Southern Africa
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.46 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,201,929 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.46
Births
1,201,929
Births per 1,000 people
22.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
54,708,268
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
10-141.10.2%3,599
15-1962.712.7%205,133
20-24120.024.3%328,879
25-29119.824.3%290,661
30-3497.819.8%210,315
35-3962.312.6%116,932
40-4424.45.0%40,022
45-494.91.0%6,178
50-540.20.0%206