Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 1999

Swaziland
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 4.09 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 33,488 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.09
Births
33,488
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,030,782
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
10-144.60.6%349
15-19110.013.5%7,134
20-24185.822.7%9,246
25-29183.722.5%7,065
30-34160.119.6%5,187
35-39112.313.7%3,143
40-4452.06.4%1,199
45-498.51.0%163
50-540.30.0%4