Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2004

Southern Africa
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.55 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,281,592 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
1,281,592
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
55,784,936
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
10-140.80.2%2,570
15-1959.911.7%199,069
20-24123.724.2%359,726
25-29127.925.0%318,728
30-34106.820.9%233,804
35-3961.912.1%118,605
40-4425.35.0%43,095
45-494.30.8%5,816
50-540.20.0%175