Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2046

Southern Africa
2046
Total fertility rate: 1.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2046  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 1.98 children per woman in 2046 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 1,370,939 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.98
Births
1,370,939
Births per 1,000 people
15.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
89,200,905
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%3,488
15-1944.511.2%150,904
20-24107.327.0%388,914
25-2993.023.4%340,538
30-3462.715.8%208,203
35-3957.714.5%189,132
40-4427.87.0%80,410
45-493.20.8%9,140
50-540.10.0%214