Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 2007

Swaziland
2007
Total fertility rate: 3.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.58 children per woman in 2007 — 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 28.2 years old. In total, 35,081 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.58
Births
35,081
Births per 1,000 people
32.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
1,090,705
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
10-142.40.3%176
15-1992.612.9%6,580
20-24179.124.9%11,459
25-29159.222.2%8,024
30-34140.519.6%4,943
35-3995.213.3%2,743
40-4442.86.0%1,033
45-495.90.8%117
50-540.20.0%2