Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1974

Swaziland
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.71 children per woman in 1974 — 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, 24,821 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
24,821
Births per 1,000 people
50.3
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
492,988
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
10-1418.21.4%585
15-19172.212.8%4,754
20-24293.121.8%7,171
25-29281.521.0%5,367
30-34249.418.6%3,506
35-39193.314.4%2,175
40-44109.38.1%1,047
45-4924.81.8%205
50-541.40.1%10