Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2038

Southern Africa
2038
Total fertility rate: 2.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 2.06 children per woman in 2038 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 1,345,281 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.06
Births
1,345,281
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
83,976,154
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%3,613
15-1948.211.7%170,010
20-24110.726.8%367,704
25-2996.223.3%325,762
30-3468.116.5%217,136
35-3958.814.2%170,733
40-4426.36.4%80,201
45-493.30.8%9,916
50-540.10.0%199