Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1957

Swaziland
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.70 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 15,375 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
15,375
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
322,122
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
10-1414.81.1%286
15-19142.210.6%2,301
20-24291.521.8%4,036
25-29289.821.6%3,403
30-34254.219.0%2,556
35-39198.814.8%1,727
40-44119.58.9%888
45-4927.12.0%168
50-541.60.1%8