Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2003

Southern Africa
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.49 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,234,280 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
1,234,280
Births per 1,000 people
22.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
55,245,306
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
10-141.00.2%3,137
15-1962.412.5%206,719
20-24121.624.4%342,344
25-29122.524.6%300,951
30-34100.520.2%218,243
35-3961.112.3%115,809
40-4424.44.9%40,994
45-494.50.9%5,897
50-540.20.0%185