Crude birth rate per 1,000 people fell 14.5% to 16.1 births in South Africa in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in South Africa reached an all time high of 40.0 births in 1966 and an all time low of 16.1 births in 2024. When compared to South Africa's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Botswana amounted to 18.7 births, 22.5 births in Lesotho, 21.2 births in Namibia and 24.4 births in Swaziland in 2024.
South Africa has been ranked 72nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | births | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 25.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | births | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | births | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | births | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | births | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | births | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | births | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | births | 31.7 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | births | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.3 |
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