Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1973

Swaziland
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.71
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.71 children per woman in 1973 — 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, 23,995 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
23,995
Births per 1,000 people
50.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
479,038
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
10-1418.81.4%589
15-19169.112.6%4,568
20-24293.021.8%6,951
25-29282.421.0%5,111
30-34249.918.6%3,386
35-39193.914.4%2,137
40-44110.48.2%1,040
45-4925.01.9%204
50-541.40.1%10