Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2011

Southern Africa
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.55 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 1,389,689 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
1,389,689
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
60,346,907
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
10-140.70.1%1,956
15-1959.711.7%183,279
20-24114.722.4%368,919
25-29118.923.3%358,247
30-34112.422.0%268,898
35-3978.815.4%162,294
40-4422.54.4%40,895
45-493.20.6%5,089
50-540.10.0%107