Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1988

Swaziland
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.69
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 5.69 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 33,718 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
33,718
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
799,798
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
10-149.70.9%512
15-19147.713.0%6,313
20-24257.022.6%9,125
25-29246.521.6%7,440
30-34213.918.8%5,359
35-39161.414.2%3,434
40-4484.57.4%1,323
45-4918.21.6%205
50-540.90.1%8