Fertility in Swaziland, 2001

Swaziland
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.94
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.94 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (181 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 34,097 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.94
Births
34,097
Births per 1,000 people
32.4
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,051,064
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
10-144.00.5%299
15-19108.113.7%7,406
20-24180.922.9%9,767
25-29177.122.5%7,127
30-34152.819.4%5,084
35-39110.514.0%3,134
40-4447.56.0%1,128
45-497.71.0%148
50-540.20.0%4