Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2041

Southern Africa
2041
Total fertility rate: 2.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 2.03 children per woman in 2041 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,355,365 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.03
Births
1,355,365
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
85,974,670
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%3,563
15-1947.211.6%163,475
20-24109.226.9%390,492
25-2994.823.3%318,203
30-3465.516.1%219,013
35-3958.514.4%172,802
40-4426.76.6%77,772
45-493.30.8%9,836
50-540.10.0%207