Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1976

Swaziland
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.70 children per woman in 1976 — 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 28.8 years old. In total, 26,523 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
26,523
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
523,330
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
10-1416.31.2%546
15-19178.613.3%5,170
20-24293.321.9%7,482
25-29279.920.9%5,947
30-34248.618.5%3,833
35-39192.214.3%2,269
40-44107.38.0%1,064
45-4924.01.8%205
50-541.20.1%10