Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1978

Swaziland
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.65 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 28,143 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
28,143
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
558,446
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
10-1414.91.1%524
15-19185.413.9%5,678
20-24291.121.9%7,721
25-29275.520.7%6,359
30-34245.118.4%4,186
35-39189.214.2%2,381
40-44105.17.9%1,083
45-4923.21.7%204
50-541.10.1%9