Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2012

Southern Africa
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.55 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 1,411,639 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.55
Births
1,411,639
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
61,244,055
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%1,953
15-1961.912.1%187,204
20-24117.522.9%374,289
25-29117.122.9%364,032
30-34109.321.3%269,558
35-3979.915.6%167,126
40-4422.94.5%42,336
45-493.10.6%5,040
50-540.10.0%96