Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1989

Swaziland
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.48
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 5.48 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 34,859 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.48
Births
34,859
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
837,800
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
10-149.00.8%499
15-19143.613.1%6,493
20-24247.822.6%9,432
25-29238.521.7%7,797
30-34205.118.7%5,521
35-39155.114.1%3,532
40-4479.97.3%1,367
45-4917.21.6%212
50-540.80.1%8