Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1996

Swaziland
1996
Total fertility rate: 4.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 4.38 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 32,794 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.38
Births
32,794
Births per 1,000 people
33.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
989,842
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
10-145.20.6%371
15-19115.313.2%6,584
20-24193.822.2%8,544
25-29197.222.5%7,165
30-34170.219.5%5,374
35-39123.714.1%3,274
40-4458.06.6%1,284
45-4910.81.2%190
50-540.40.0%5