Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1971

Swaziland
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.74 children per woman in 1971 — 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, 22,422 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
22,422
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
453,182
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
10-1418.91.4%563
15-19163.612.1%4,247
20-24293.621.8%6,401
25-29285.221.1%4,683
30-34251.618.7%3,215
35-39195.714.5%2,074
40-44112.98.4%1,029
45-4925.51.9%199
50-541.40.1%10