Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 2006

Swaziland
2006
Total fertility rate: 3.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.63 children per woman in 2006 — 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, 34,954 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.63
Births
34,954
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
1,084,436
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
10-142.60.4%190
15-1995.213.1%6,747
20-24179.024.6%11,305
25-29160.622.1%7,783
30-34142.619.6%4,890
35-3998.813.6%2,880
40-4443.15.9%1,034
45-496.10.8%122
50-540.20.0%2