Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1979

Swaziland
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.61 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 28,914 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
28,914
Births per 1,000 people
50.1
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
577,199
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
10-1414.11.1%513
15-19187.614.2%5,919
20-24290.021.9%7,858
25-29273.220.7%6,484
30-34243.118.4%4,380
35-39187.314.2%2,456
40-44103.67.8%1,091
45-4922.91.7%203
50-541.10.1%8