Fertility in Swaziland, 1961

Swaziland
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.77
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.77 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 16,728 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.77
Births
16,728
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
353,264
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
10-1415.61.2%357
15-19143.610.6%2,598
20-24295.121.8%4,405
25-29292.421.6%3,663
30-34256.619.0%2,725
35-39200.714.8%1,835
40-44120.58.9%952
45-4927.12.0%183
50-541.60.1%9