Crude birth rate per 1,000 people fell 1.57% to 18.5 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 41.1 births in 1952 and an all time low of 18.5 births in 2024. When compared to South Africa's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Botswana amounted to 24.4 births, 23.8 births in Lesotho, 25.9 births in Namibia and 23.6 births in Swaziland in 2024.
South Africa has been ranked 85th within the group of 237 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Angola | births | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | births | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | births | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | births | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | births | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | births | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | births | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | births | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | births | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 |
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