Fertility in Swaziland, 2005

Swaziland
2005
Total fertility rate: 3.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.70 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 35,106 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.70
Births
35,106
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
1,079,022
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
10-142.80.4%212
15-1999.713.4%7,052
20-24181.724.5%11,241
25-29163.222.0%7,591
30-34145.419.6%4,918
35-39101.113.6%2,951
40-4442.25.7%1,015
45-496.30.8%125
50-540.20.0%2