Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Southern Africa, 2082

Southern Africa
2082
Total fertility rate: 1.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2082  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Southern Africa is projected at 1.78 children per woman in 2082 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (91 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.5 years old. In total, 1,299,468 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.78
Births
1,299,468
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
104,560,683
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
10-140.70.2%2,156
15-1925.47.1%85,433
20-2485.423.9%306,194
25-2990.625.4%337,349
30-3463.517.8%235,752
35-3960.917.0%222,891
40-4428.17.9%99,551
45-492.90.8%9,938
50-540.10.0%201