Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2036

Southern Africa
2036
Total fertility rate: 2.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 2.09 children per woman in 2036 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,345,047 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.09
Births
1,345,047
Births per 1,000 people
16.3
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
82,586,097
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
10-141.10.3%3,749
15-1948.111.5%164,802
20-24111.726.8%366,129
25-2997.523.4%329,716
30-3470.316.8%212,133
35-3959.314.2%177,036
40-4426.26.3%81,543
45-493.30.8%9,751
50-540.10.0%189