Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1956

Swaziland
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.69 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 15,083 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.69
Births
15,083
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
314,614
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
10-1414.71.1%274
15-19141.910.6%2,249
20-24291.021.8%3,953
25-29289.421.6%3,344
30-34253.919.0%2,519
35-39198.614.8%1,700
40-44119.48.9%870
45-4927.12.0%166
50-541.60.1%8