Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1991

Swaziland
1991
Total fertility rate: 5.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 5.13 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 35,887 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.13
Births
35,887
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
908,189
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
10-148.00.8%476
15-19136.213.3%6,710
20-24228.422.2%9,526
25-29226.422.0%8,137
30-34194.418.9%5,791
35-39144.814.1%3,576
40-4473.57.2%1,452
45-4915.11.5%213
50-540.70.1%7