Fertility & birth rates in South Africa and Togo

Fertility rate in South Africa vs Togo chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in South Africa was 2.22 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Africa vs Togo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	South Africa	Togo
1960	6.11	6.8
1961	6.08	6.82
1962	6.05	6.86
1963	6.01	6.89
1964	5.96	6.92
1965	5.89	6.94
1966	5.91	6.96
1967	5.85	6.96
1968	5.78	6.97
1969	5.72	7.02
1970	5.63	7.04
1971	5.57	7.06
1972	5.49	7.07
1973	5.41	7.08
1974	5.3	7.09
1975	5.19	7.09
1976	5.07	7.06
1977	4.94	7.03
1978	4.85	6.98
1979	4.82	6.94
1980	4.78	6.88
1981	4.71	6.81
1982	4.7	6.73
1983	4.63	6.63
1984	4.57	6.54
1985	4.5	6.46
1986	4.41	6.38
1987	4.35	6.3
1988	4.18	6.23
1989	3.98	6.15
1990	3.72	6.07
1991	3.62	5.99
1992	3.48	5.89
1993	3.37	5.78
1994	3.26	5.67
1995	3.17	5.57
1996	2.99	5.46
1997	2.73	5.36
1998	2.63	5.29
1999	2.56	5.23
2000	2.41	5.17
2001	2.37	5.13
2002	2.32	5.09
2003	2.36	5.05
2004	2.44	5
2005	2.51	5.04
2006	2.55	5.08
2007	2.55	5.1
2008	2.68	5.1
2009	2.5	5.1
2010	2.44	5.09
2011	2.44	4.98
2012	2.45	4.85
2013	2.43	4.75
2014	2.42	4.7
2015	2.36	4.66
2016	2.26	4.63
2017	2.28	4.58
2018	2.27	4.51
2019	2.26	4.45
2020	2.26	4.39
2021	2.25	4.32
2022	2.23	4.25
2023	2.22	4.19
2024	2.21	4.12
2025	2.19	4.07
2026	2.17	4.01
2027	2.15	3.95
2028	2.13	3.89
2029	2.12	3.84
2030	2.1	3.79
2031	2.09	3.75
2032	2.07	3.7
2033	2.06	3.65
2034	2.05	3.61
2035	2.04	3.56
2036	2.03	3.52
2037	2.02	3.48
2038	2	3.44
2039	1.99	3.4
2040	1.98	3.37
2041	1.98	3.33
2042	1.97	3.3
2043	1.96	3.27
2044	1.95	3.23
2045	1.94	3.2
2046	1.93	3.16
2047	1.92	3.13
2048	1.91	3.1
2049	1.9	3.07
2050	1.89	3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Africa	Togo
1960	42.1%	44%
1961	42.1%	44.1%
1962	42.1%	44.2%
1963	42.1%	44.4%
1964	42.1%	44.5%
1965	42.1%	44.6%
1966	42.1%	44.7%
1967	42.2%	44.8%
1968	42.2%	44.9%
1969	42.2%	45%
1970	42.3%	45.1%
1971	42.2%	45.2%
1972	42.2%	45.4%
1973	42.1%	45.5%
1974	42%	45.6%
1975	41.9%	45.8%
1976	41.8%	45.9%
1977	41.7%	46%
1978	41.5%	46.1%
1979	41.3%	46.2%
1980	40.9%	46.2%
1981	40.5%	46.2%
1982	40.1%	46.2%
1983	39.8%	46.1%
1984	39.5%	46%
1985	39.2%	45.9%
1986	38.9%	45.8%
1987	38.7%	45.7%
1988	38.4%	45.5%
1989	38.1%	45.3%
1990	37.7%	45.2%
1991	37.5%	44.9%
1992	37.6%	44.7%
1993	37.3%	44.5%
1994	37.2%	44.2%
1995	37.5%	44%
1996	37.5%	43.8%
1997	37.2%	43.5%
1998	36.5%	43.2%
1999	35.7%	42.9%
2000	34.9%	42.6%
2001	34%	42.4%
2002	33.2%	42.3%
2003	32.3%	42.2%
2004	31.6%	42%
2005	31.1%	41.9%
2006	30.6%	41.8%
2007	30.2%	41.6%
2008	29.9%	41.6%
2009	29.7%	41.5%
2010	29.4%	41.6%
2011	29.1%	41.6%
2012	28.9%	41.6%
2013	28.7%	41.6%
2014	28.5%	41.5%
2015	28.3%	41.5%
2016	28.3%	41.4%
2017	28.3%	41.2%
2018	27.9%	41.1%
2019	27.4%	40.9%
2020	27%	40.7%
2021	26.6%	40.5%
2022	26.3%	40.2%
2023	26.1%	39.9%
2024	25.9%	39.5%
2025	25.7%	39.2%
2026	25.6%	38.8%
2027	25.4%	38.4%
2028	25.3%	38.1%
2029	25.2%	37.8%
2030	25.2%	37.5%
2031	25.1%	37.2%
2032	25%	36.9%
2033	24.8%	36.6%
2034	24.5%	36.4%
2035	24.3%	36.1%
2036	23.9%	35.9%
2037	23.6%	35.6%
2038	23.4%	35.4%
2039	23.1%	35.2%
2040	22.9%	35%
2041	22.7%	34.8%
2042	22.5%	34.6%
2043	22.4%	34.4%
2044	22.2%	34.2%
2045	22.1%	33.9%
2046	21.9%	33.7%
2047	21.8%	33.5%
2048	21.7%	33.2%
2049	21.6%	33%
2050	21.5%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.9% of the population in South Africa and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 37.7% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Africa and Togo compared.

Natural population change in South Africa vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in South Africa and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	South Africa	Togo
1960	421,263	43,307
1961	437,851	44,623
1962	455,634	46,201
1963	473,821	47,869
1964	490,606	49,449
1965	506,632	51,323
1966	534,862	53,640
1967	553,741	56,128
1968	571,841	59,110
1969	590,794	62,589
1970	605,102	65,851
1971	624,761	69,206
1972	638,754	72,008
1973	651,596	74,713
1974	658,438	77,347
1975	667,862	79,831
1976	675,011	82,321
1977	680,929	84,572
1978	694,341	86,950
1979	716,541	89,148
1980	738,415	91,445
1981	767,833	94,318
1982	807,550	97,003
1983	837,013	99,817
1984	869,011	102,425
1985	893,889	104,949
1986	903,644	107,957
1987	922,330	110,739
1988	909,221	112,915
1989	884,629	114,432
1990	835,421	116,200
1991	827,296	117,409
1992	794,415	118,876
1993	789,220	119,938
1994	698,609	113,074
1995	743,488	116,314
1996	710,868	119,418
1997	667,969	122,109
1998	627,027	125,392
1999	594,643	129,832
2000	526,963	133,873
2001	484,801	137,808
2002	430,926	141,643
2003	415,018	144,900
2004	442,540	147,574
2005	464,464	154,117
2006	487,584	160,671
2007	503,567	168,144
2008	595,332	173,677
2009	554,115	180,111
2010	566,834	185,294
2011	601,708	186,406
2012	643,723	186,061
2013	652,427	187,309
2014	674,754	190,667
2015	668,771	194,768
2016	641,365	199,364
2017	645,975	202,307
2018	648,319	204,942
2019	652,130	207,608
2020	595,873	208,663
2021	456,411	210,613
2022	603,636	215,090
2023	602,793	218,093

Maternal mortality chart: South Africa vs Togo

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 118 deaths per 100,000 live births in South Africa, compared to 349 deaths in Togo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Africa	Togo
1985	208	668
1986	200	649
1987	192	636
1988	184	628
1989	177	644
1990	170	657
1991	162	676
1992	152	692
1993	145	728
1994	133	688
1995	125	663
1996	150	627
1997	152	600
1998	152	570
1999	151	529
2000	175	496
2001	192	478
2002	225	447
2003	245	431
2004	259	431
2005	279	434
2006	283	453
2007	272	448
2008	272	457
2009	241	471
2010	226	497
2011	202	501
2012	194	506
2013	180	500
2014	162	490
2015	150	470
2016	141	460
2017	134	443
2018	128	435
2019	119	416
2020	118	398
2021	191	397
2022	129	362
2023	118	349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.47% in South Africa and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	South Africa	Togo
1960	-	26%
1961	-	25.8%
1962	-	25.5%
1963	-	25.2%
1964	-	24.9%
1965	-	24.6%
1966	-	24.2%
1967	-	23.8%
1968	-	23.4%
1969	-	23%
1970	-	22.5%
1971	-	22.1%
1972	-	21.6%
1973	-	21.1%
1974	13.2%	20.7%
1975	12.5%	20.2%
1976	11.8%	19.7%
1977	11.1%	19.2%
1978	10.5%	18.8%
1979	9.88%	18.3%
1980	9.35%	17.9%
1981	8.84%	17.5%
1982	8.39%	17.1%
1983	7.98%	16.7%
1984	7.6%	16.3%
1985	7.24%	16%
1986	6.89%	15.7%
1987	6.56%	15.4%
1988	6.26%	15.2%
1989	6.01%	14.9%
1990	5.82%	14.7%
1991	5.7%	14.5%
1992	5.66%	14.3%
1993	5.7%	14.1%
1994	5.82%	13.9%
1995	5.95%	13.6%
1996	6.11%	13.3%
1997	6.29%	13%
1998	6.56%	12.7%
1999	6.85%	12.3%
2000	7.11%	12%
2001	7.43%	11.6%
2002	7.69%	11.3%
2003	7.93%	10.9%
2004	8.1%	10.6%
2005	8.03%	10.3%
2006	7.75%	9.97%
2007	7.19%	9.69%
2008	6.42%	9.41%
2009	5.7%	9.14%
2010	5%	8.87%
2011	4.5%	8.59%
2012	4.25%	8.33%
2013	4.1%	8.07%
2014	3.96%	7.81%
2015	3.82%	7.56%
2016	3.68%	7.32%
2017	3.58%	7.09%
2018	3.49%	6.86%
2019	3.45%	6.63%
2020	3.41%	6.43%
2021	3.41%	6.22%
2022	3.44%	6.02%
2023	3.47%	5.83%