Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2027

Southern Africa
2027
Total fertility rate: 2.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 2.23 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,385,890 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.23
Births
1,385,890
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
75,699,159
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
10-141.10.2%3,347
15-1953.211.9%169,120
20-24114.525.7%351,450
25-29105.023.5%320,176
30-3481.818.3%265,204
35-3962.013.9%196,464
40-4425.35.7%72,228
45-493.40.8%7,761
50-540.10.0%139