Fertility in Swaziland, 1970

Swaziland
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.75
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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 6.75 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 21,644 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
21,644
Births per 1,000 people
49.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
441,216
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
10-1418.41.4%537
15-19160.811.9%4,095
20-24294.021.8%6,092
25-29286.521.2%4,491
30-34252.618.7%3,149
35-39196.614.6%2,047
40-44114.28.5%1,023
45-4925.71.9%199
50-541.50.1%10