Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 2002

Swaziland
2002
Total fertility rate: 3.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.85 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 34,164 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.85
Births
34,164
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,059,441
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
10-143.60.5%272
15-19105.613.7%7,356
20-24178.923.2%10,047
25-29172.722.4%7,159
30-34149.019.3%4,996
35-39109.114.1%3,111
40-4444.95.8%1,078
45-497.41.0%143
50-540.20.0%4