Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1981

Swaziland
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.54
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.54 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 30,510 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
30,510
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
616,808
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
10-1412.71.0%501
15-19188.514.4%6,298
20-24288.722.0%8,240
25-29269.920.6%6,634
30-34240.518.4%4,828
35-39184.814.1%2,676
40-44101.67.8%1,125
45-4922.11.7%201
50-541.00.1%8