Fertility in Southern Africa, 2055

Southern Africa
2055
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 1.91 children per woman in 2055 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (103 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 1,349,898 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
1,349,898
Births per 1,000 people
14.3
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
94,377,304
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
10-141.00.3%3,453
15-1939.810.4%133,270
20-24103.027.0%363,721
25-2989.723.5%329,047
30-3459.015.5%220,035
35-3957.515.1%199,588
40-4428.27.4%90,403
45-493.30.9%10,182
50-540.10.0%200