Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1983

Swaziland
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.43 children per woman in 1983 — 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, 31,895 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
31,895
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
658,957
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
10-1411.50.9%493
15-19178.513.9%6,315
20-24289.022.4%8,765
25-29268.120.8%6,832
30-34238.018.5%5,184
35-39181.514.1%2,921
40-4499.27.7%1,174
45-4921.61.7%205
50-541.00.1%8