Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1968

Swaziland
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.76
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.76 children per woman in 1968 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 20,141 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
20,141
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
419,146
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
10-1417.61.3%489
15-19153.911.4%3,723
20-24294.721.8%5,487
25-29288.721.4%4,184
30-34254.218.8%3,037
35-39198.214.7%2,000
40-44116.78.6%1,013
45-4926.11.9%196
50-541.50.1%9