Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2033

Southern Africa
2033
Total fertility rate: 2.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2033  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 2.13 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,354,551 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.13
Births
1,354,551
Births per 1,000 people
16.8
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
80,416,659
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%3,685
15-1950.211.8%159,345
20-24112.626.4%372,897
25-29100.023.4%322,809
30-3473.617.2%218,218
35-3959.914.0%187,461
40-4426.06.1%80,669
45-493.30.8%9,290
50-540.10.0%173