South Africa Fertility Rate (2024)
South Africa's Fertility Rate: 2.2 births per woman in 2024, -0.5% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1960–2024.
South Africa (2024)
2.2
births per woman
-0.5% YoY
YoY Change
-0.5%
Trend
down
Series length
65
years of data
Data
| Year | births per woman | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | +3.1% |
About this Dataset
South Africa recorded 2.2 births per woman in 2024. The latest change was -0.5%. Across 1960–2024 the series ranges from 2.2 births per woman in 2024 to 6.1 births per woman in 1960.
This page tracks the total fertility rate in South Africa (average births per woman).
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the total fertility rate in South Africa (average births per woman). It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1960–2024 (65 observations).
The series is at its lowest recorded level, 2.2 births per woman in 2024, down from a peak of 6.1 births per woman in 1960. The latest change was -0.5%.