Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Swaziland, 2012

Swaziland
2012
Total fertility rate: 3.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Swaziland was 3.27 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (170 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 33,662 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.27
Births
33,662
Births per 1,000 people
30.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
1,123,863
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
10-141.50.2%99
15-1980.812.3%5,400
20-24170.426.0%10,745
25-29148.222.6%8,236
30-34130.619.9%5,618
35-3984.512.9%2,580
40-4434.15.2%869
45-495.20.8%113
50-540.20.0%2