Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2006

Southern Africa
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.65 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,359,757 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.65
Births
1,359,757
Births per 1,000 people
23.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
56,894,180
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
10-140.60.1%1,883
15-1952.810.0%172,491
20-24125.523.6%392,123
25-29137.325.9%349,134
30-34123.123.2%272,816
35-3962.411.8%121,991
40-4425.24.8%43,526
45-493.80.7%5,580
50-540.20.0%211