Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2014

Southern Africa
2014
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa was 2.53 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 1,435,332 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
1,435,332
Births per 1,000 people
22.7
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
63,295,409
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%2,669
15-1970.713.9%210,749
20-24118.723.4%375,079
25-29112.022.1%356,348
30-34102.020.1%273,490
35-3976.415.1%167,162
40-4423.64.6%44,690
45-493.00.6%5,066
50-540.00.0%72