Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2028

Southern Africa
2028
Total fertility rate: 2.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 2.21 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,380,158 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
1,380,158
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
76,525,564
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%3,333
15-1952.911.9%167,759
20-24114.125.8%360,353
25-29104.123.5%313,003
30-3480.218.1%256,668
35-3961.613.9%196,917
40-4425.35.7%73,893
45-493.40.8%8,085
50-540.10.0%144