Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1998

Swaziland
1998
Total fertility rate: 4.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 4.13 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 32,789 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.13
Births
32,789
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,019,652
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
10-144.90.6%364
15-19108.613.2%6,790
20-24185.222.5%8,859
25-29185.722.5%7,005
30-34163.119.8%5,228
35-39114.413.9%3,159
40-4452.86.4%1,205
45-499.21.1%174
50-540.30.0%4