Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 2003

Swaziland
2003
Total fertility rate: 3.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.80 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (180 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 34,489 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
34,489
Births per 1,000 people
32.3
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
1,066,700
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
10-143.30.4%249
15-19103.813.6%7,300
20-24180.123.7%10,483
25-29169.122.2%7,261
30-34147.119.3%4,947
35-39106.013.9%3,046
40-4444.25.8%1,065
45-497.00.9%136
50-540.20.0%2