Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1972

Swaziland
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.72 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 23,193 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
23,193
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
465,788
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
10-1419.31.4%589
15-19166.212.4%4,399
20-24293.021.8%6,679
25-29283.521.1%4,891
30-34250.518.6%3,289
35-39194.614.5%2,102
40-44111.58.3%1,033
45-4925.21.9%201
50-541.40.1%10