South Africa Highest Fertility Rate
Total fertility rate · World Bank
The highest fertility rate in South Africa was 6.11 in 1960. The top 5 years were: 1960 (6.11), 1961 (6.08), 1962 (6.05), 1963 (6.01), 1964 (5.96).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
South Africa Top 5 Highest Fertility Rate Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1960 |
6.11 |
| 2nd |
1961 |
6.08 |
| 3rd |
1962 |
6.05 |
| 4th |
1963 |
6.01 |
| 5th |
1964 |
5.96 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 1971 |
5.57 |
−0.07 |
111th |
| 1970 |
5.63 |
−0.09 |
110th |
| 1969 |
5.72 |
−0.06 |
109th |
| 1968 |
5.78 |
−0.07 |
107th |
| 1967 |
5.85 |
−0.05 |
108th |
| 1966 |
5.91 |
+0.01 |
107th |
| 1965 |
5.89 |
−0.06 |
103rd |
| 1964 |
5.96 |
−0.06 |
101st |
| 1963 |
6.01 |
−0.03 |
103rd |
| 1962 |
6.05 |
−0.03 |
104th |
| 1961 |
6.08 |
−0.03 |
107th |
| 1960 |
6.11 |
– |
110th |
| 1985 |
4.50 |
−0.07 |
127th |
| 1984 |
4.57 |
−0.06 |
126th |
| 1983 |
4.63 |
−0.07 |
123rd |
| 1982 |
4.70 |
−0.02 |
124th |
| 1981 |
4.71 |
−0.07 |
124th |
| 1980 |
4.78 |
−0.04 |
122nd |
| 1979 |
4.82 |
−0.04 |
120th |
| 1978 |
4.85 |
−0.09 |
118th |
| 1977 |
4.94 |
−0.13 |
116th |
| 1976 |
5.07 |
−0.12 |
117th |
| 1975 |
5.19 |
−0.11 |
118th |
| 1974 |
5.30 |
−0.12 |
116th |
| 1973 |
5.41 |
−0.08 |
116th |
| 1972 |
5.49 |
−0.08 |
113th |
| 2009 |
2.50 |
−0.18 |
120th |
| 2008 |
2.68 |
+0.13 |
128th |
| 2007 |
2.55 |
−0.00 |
118th |
| 2006 |
2.55 |
+0.04 |
118th |
| 2005 |
2.51 |
+0.08 |
114th |
| 1999 |
2.56 |
−0.07 |
102nd |
| 1998 |
2.63 |
−0.10 |
103rd |
| 1997 |
2.73 |
−0.26 |
104th |
| 1996 |
2.99 |
−0.18 |
116th |
| 1995 |
3.17 |
−0.09 |
118th |
| 1994 |
3.26 |
−0.11 |
119th |
| 1993 |
3.37 |
−0.11 |
120th |
| 1992 |
3.48 |
−0.14 |
118th |
| 1991 |
3.62 |
−0.11 |
120th |
| 1990 |
3.72 |
−0.26 |
121st |
| 1989 |
3.98 |
−0.20 |
123rd |
| 1988 |
4.18 |
−0.17 |
126th |
| 1987 |
4.35 |
−0.06 |
128th |
| 1986 |
4.41 |
−0.09 |
128th |
| 2025 |
2.19 |
−0.02 |
88th |
| 2023 |
2.22 |
−0.01 |
124th |
| 2022 |
2.23 |
−0.02 |
125th |
| 2021 |
2.25 |
−0.01 |
123rd |
| 2020 |
2.26 |
−0.01 |
121st |
| 2019 |
2.26 |
−0.01 |
120th |
| 2018 |
2.27 |
−0.01 |
118th |
| 2017 |
2.28 |
+0.02 |
118th |
| 2016 |
2.26 |
−0.10 |
114th |
| 2015 |
2.36 |
−0.07 |
119th |
| 2014 |
2.42 |
−0.00 |
120th |
| 2013 |
2.43 |
−0.02 |
120th |
| 2012 |
2.45 |
+0.01 |
119th |
| 2011 |
2.44 |
−0.01 |
120th |
| 2010 |
2.45 |
−0.06 |
120th |
| 2004 |
2.44 |
+0.08 |
109th |
| 2003 |
2.36 |
+0.03 |
103rd |
| 2002 |
2.32 |
−0.05 |
99th |
| 2001 |
2.37 |
−0.04 |
97th |
| 2000 |
2.41 |
−0.15 |
100th |
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