Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1953

Swaziland
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.69 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 14,314 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
14,314
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
292,738
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
10-1414.41.1%246
15-19141.010.5%2,104
20-24291.021.7%3,741
25-29290.021.7%3,199
30-34254.419.0%2,418
35-39199.014.9%1,623
40-44119.78.9%821
45-4927.32.0%156
50-541.60.1%8