Demographics · Southern Africa

South Africa Birth Rate

17.8as of 2026Estimate · year in progress-1.7% vs 2025

Live births per 1,000 people per year. Source: UN World Population Prospects. Retrieved 7 Mar 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · UN

History

most recent 12 periods · UN
PeriodBirth Rate
202617.8
202518.2
202418.5
202318.8
202219.1
202119.4
202019.5
201919.7
201819.9
201720
201620.3
201521

Birth Rate across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryBirth RatePeriod
Nigeria31.82026
Kenya26.62026
Egypt20.52026
Ghana25.32026
Ethiopia30.32026
Tanzania33.92026

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