Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1985

Swaziland
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 6.28 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 33,097 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
33,097
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
706,196
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
10-1410.80.9%502
15-19166.913.3%6,329
20-24283.522.5%9,138
25-29265.521.1%7,094
30-34235.018.7%5,363
35-39177.914.1%3,207
40-4496.57.7%1,250
45-4920.71.6%205
50-541.00.1%8