Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1987

Swaziland
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.90
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 5.90 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 33,526 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.90
Births
33,526
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
763,811
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
10-1410.10.9%512
15-19152.512.9%6,252
20-24266.722.6%9,145
25-29254.121.5%7,340
30-34222.218.8%5,375
35-39167.214.2%3,382
40-4488.77.5%1,305
45-4919.21.6%207
50-540.90.1%8