South Africa Fertility Rate 1960-2025
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
- South Africa fertility rate for 2022 was 2.34, a 1.39% decline from 2021.
- South Africa fertility rate for 2021 was 2.37, a 1.12% decline from 2020.
- South Africa fertility rate for 2020 was 2.40, a 2.99% decline from 2019.
- South Africa fertility rate for 2019 was 2.48, a 2.36% increase from 2018.
| South Africa Fertility Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Births per Woman |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
2.34 |
-1.39% |
| 2021 |
2.37 |
-1.12% |
| 2020 |
2.40 |
-2.99% |
| 2019 |
2.48 |
2.36% |
| 2018 |
2.42 |
3.60% |
| 2017 |
2.33 |
3.23% |
| 2016 |
2.26 |
-4.15% |
| 2015 |
2.36 |
-2.68% |
| 2014 |
2.42 |
-0.16% |
| 2013 |
2.43 |
-0.78% |
| 2012 |
2.45 |
0.45% |
| 2011 |
2.44 |
-0.37% |
| 2010 |
2.45 |
-2.24% |
| 2009 |
2.50 |
-6.64% |
| 2008 |
2.68 |
5.27% |
| 2007 |
2.55 |
-0.12% |
| 2006 |
2.55 |
1.43% |
| 2005 |
2.51 |
3.12% |
| 2004 |
2.44 |
3.31% |
| 2003 |
2.36 |
1.46% |
| 2002 |
2.32 |
-2.06% |
| 2001 |
2.37 |
-1.66% |
| 2000 |
2.41 |
-5.71% |
| 1999 |
2.56 |
-2.70% |
| 1998 |
2.63 |
-3.80% |
| 1997 |
2.73 |
-8.59% |
| 1996 |
2.99 |
-5.71% |
| 1995 |
3.17 |
-2.64% |
| 1994 |
3.26 |
-3.38% |
| 1993 |
3.37 |
-3.08% |
| 1992 |
3.48 |
-3.84% |
| 1991 |
3.62 |
-2.85% |
| 1990 |
3.72 |
-6.50% |
| 1989 |
3.98 |
-4.71% |
| 1988 |
4.18 |
-3.95% |
| 1987 |
4.35 |
-1.29% |
| 1986 |
4.41 |
-1.91% |
| 1985 |
4.50 |
-1.55% |
| 1984 |
4.57 |
-1.30% |
| 1983 |
4.63 |
-1.49% |
| 1982 |
4.70 |
-0.34% |
| 1981 |
4.71 |
-1.42% |
| 1980 |
4.78 |
-0.79% |
| 1979 |
4.82 |
-0.72% |
| 1978 |
4.85 |
-1.80% |
| 1977 |
4.94 |
-2.54% |
| 1976 |
5.07 |
-2.31% |
| 1975 |
5.19 |
-2.02% |
| 1974 |
5.30 |
-2.12% |
| 1973 |
5.41 |
-1.40% |
| 1972 |
5.49 |
-1.42% |
| 1971 |
5.57 |
-1.15% |
| 1970 |
5.63 |
-1.49% |
| 1969 |
5.72 |
-1.09% |
| 1968 |
5.78 |
-1.20% |
| 1967 |
5.85 |
-0.93% |
| 1966 |
5.91 |
-1.01% |
| 1965 |
5.97 |
-1.04% |
| 1964 |
6.03 |
-0.77% |
| 1963 |
6.08 |
-0.54% |
| 1962 |
6.11 |
-0.46% |
| 1961 |
6.14 |
-0.34% |
| 1960 |
6.16 |
-0.34% |
