Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1954

Swaziland
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.68 children per woman in 1954 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 14,553 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
14,553
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
299,930
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
10-1414.51.1%254
15-19141.110.6%2,147
20-24290.721.7%3,807
25-29289.621.7%3,243
30-34254.019.0%2,451
35-39198.714.9%1,648
40-44119.58.9%837
45-4927.22.0%158
50-541.60.1%8