Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1966

Swaziland
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.80
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.80 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 18,916 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
18,916
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
398,766
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
10-1417.01.3%455
15-19147.310.8%3,286
20-24296.321.8%5,053
25-29292.121.5%4,010
30-34256.718.9%2,944
35-39200.514.8%1,956
40-44119.68.8%1,009
45-4926.62.0%195
50-541.50.1%9