Fertility & birth rates in South Africa and Venezuela

Fertility rate in South Africa vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Africa vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	6.11	6.38
1961	6.08	6.3
1962	6.05	6.23
1963	6.01	6.16
1964	5.96	6.07
1965	5.89	5.98
1966	5.91	5.87
1967	5.85	5.75
1968	5.78	5.61
1969	5.72	5.47
1970	5.63	5.32
1971	5.57	5.17
1972	5.49	5.04
1973	5.41	4.91
1974	5.3	4.79
1975	5.19	4.69
1976	5.07	4.59
1977	4.94	4.49
1978	4.85	4.4
1979	4.82	4.3
1980	4.78	4.2
1981	4.71	4.1
1982	4.7	4.01
1983	4.63	3.93
1984	4.57	3.86
1985	4.5	3.79
1986	4.41	3.73
1987	4.35	3.67
1988	4.18	3.6
1989	3.98	3.52
1990	3.72	3.45
1991	3.62	3.37
1992	3.48	3.29
1993	3.37	3.22
1994	3.26	3.15
1995	3.17	3.08
1996	2.99	3.02
1997	2.73	2.97
1998	2.63	2.91
1999	2.56	2.86
2000	2.41	2.79
2001	2.37	2.78
2002	2.32	2.74
2003	2.36	2.7
2004	2.44	2.64
2005	2.51	2.63
2006	2.55	2.6
2007	2.55	2.52
2008	2.68	2.48
2009	2.5	2.42
2010	2.44	2.4
2011	2.44	2.4
2012	2.45	2.38
2013	2.43	2.33
2014	2.42	2.3
2015	2.36	2.25
2016	2.26	2.22
2017	2.28	2.18
2018	2.27	2.15
2019	2.26	2.13
2020	2.26	2.12
2021	2.25	2.11
2022	2.23	2.09
2023	2.22	2.08
2024	2.21	2.08
2025	2.19	2.06
2026	2.17	2.04
2027	2.15	2.03
2028	2.13	2.01
2029	2.12	2
2030	2.1	1.99
2031	2.09	1.98
2032	2.07	1.97
2033	2.06	1.96
2034	2.05	1.95
2035	2.04	1.94
2036	2.03	1.93
2037	2.02	1.92
2038	2	1.91
2039	1.99	1.91
2040	1.98	1.9
2041	1.98	1.89
2042	1.97	1.88
2043	1.96	1.87
2044	1.95	1.86
2045	1.94	1.86
2046	1.93	1.85
2047	1.92	1.84
2048	1.91	1.84
2049	1.9	1.83
2050	1.89	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Africa	Venezuela
1960	42.1%	46.8%
1961	42.1%	46.9%
1962	42.1%	47%
1963	42.1%	47%
1964	42.1%	47%
1965	42.1%	46.9%
1966	42.1%	46.8%
1967	42.2%	46.6%
1968	42.2%	46.3%
1969	42.2%	46%
1970	42.3%	45.6%
1971	42.2%	45.2%
1972	42.2%	44.7%
1973	42.1%	44.3%
1974	42%	43.8%
1975	41.9%	43.3%
1976	41.8%	42.9%
1977	41.7%	42.5%
1978	41.5%	42.1%
1979	41.3%	41.7%
1980	40.9%	41.3%
1981	40.5%	41%
1982	40.1%	40.6%
1983	39.8%	40.3%
1984	39.5%	39.9%
1985	39.2%	39.6%
1986	38.9%	39.3%
1987	38.7%	39%
1988	38.4%	38.7%
1989	38.1%	38.4%
1990	37.7%	38.1%
1991	37.5%	37.8%
1992	37.6%	37.4%
1993	37.3%	37%
1994	37.2%	36.6%
1995	37.5%	36.2%
1996	37.5%	35.8%
1997	37.2%	35.3%
1998	36.5%	34.9%
1999	35.7%	34.5%
2000	34.9%	34%
2001	34%	33.6%
2002	33.2%	33.1%
2003	32.3%	32.7%
2004	31.6%	32.2%
2005	31.1%	31.8%
2006	30.6%	31.4%
2007	30.2%	31%
2008	29.9%	30.6%
2009	29.7%	30.3%
2010	29.4%	29.9%
2011	29.1%	29.5%
2012	28.9%	29.2%
2013	28.7%	28.9%
2014	28.5%	28.5%
2015	28.3%	28.2%
2016	28.3%	27.9%
2017	28.3%	27.8%
2018	27.9%	27.9%
2019	27.4%	28%
2020	27%	27.8%
2021	26.6%	27.4%
2022	26.3%	26.8%
2023	26.1%	26.2%
2024	25.9%	25.5%
2025	25.7%	24.9%
2026	25.6%	24.3%
2027	25.4%	23.8%
2028	25.3%	23.2%
2029	25.2%	22.8%
2030	25.2%	22.4%
2031	25.1%	22%
2032	25%	21.7%
2033	24.8%	21.5%
2034	24.5%	21.4%
2035	24.3%	21.4%
2036	23.9%	21.4%
2037	23.6%	21.5%
2038	23.4%	21.5%
2039	23.1%	21.4%
2040	22.9%	21.4%
2041	22.7%	21.3%
2042	22.5%	21.2%
2043	22.4%	21.1%
2044	22.2%	20.9%
2045	22.1%	20.7%
2046	21.9%	20.5%
2047	21.8%	20.3%
2048	21.7%	20%
2049	21.6%	19.8%
2050	21.5%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.9% of the population in South Africa and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 37.7% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Africa and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in South Africa vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in South Africa and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	421,263	285,105
1961	437,851	292,109
1962	455,634	299,345
1963	473,821	307,279
1964	490,606	314,397
1965	506,632	321,695
1966	534,862	329,697
1967	553,741	335,813
1968	571,841	340,973
1969	590,794	343,596
1970	605,102	350,709
1971	624,761	355,212
1972	638,754	360,749
1973	651,596	367,612
1974	658,438	375,678
1975	667,862	385,045
1976	675,011	395,344
1977	680,929	405,315
1978	694,341	414,032
1979	716,541	421,256
1980	738,415	425,613
1981	767,833	432,059
1982	807,550	436,564
1983	837,013	443,569
1984	869,011	449,186
1985	893,889	455,517
1986	903,644	468,252
1987	922,330	474,204
1988	909,221	477,569
1989	884,629	478,053
1990	835,421	478,168
1991	827,296	477,917
1992	794,415	474,824
1993	789,220	473,189
1994	698,609	469,178
1995	743,488	469,267
1996	710,868	468,653
1997	667,969	472,002
1998	627,027	469,123
1999	594,643	463,787
2000	526,963	459,802
2001	484,801	451,487
2002	430,926	466,821
2003	415,018	456,902
2004	442,540	455,881
2005	464,464	463,260
2006	487,584	460,152
2007	503,567	452,482
2008	595,332	435,870
2009	554,115	427,257
2010	566,834	425,397
2011	601,708	425,958
2012	643,723	420,758
2013	652,427	408,930
2014	674,754	395,088
2015	668,771	384,560
2016	641,365	359,651
2017	645,975	340,222
2018	648,319	317,302
2019	652,130	274,826
2020	595,873	237,223
2021	456,411	207,746
2022	603,636	216,619
2023	602,793	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: South Africa vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Africa	Venezuela
1985	208	83
1986	200	81
1987	192	81
1988	184	80
1989	177	80
1990	170	83
1991	162	80
1992	152	82
1993	145	82
1994	133	84
1995	125	84
1996	150	86
1997	152	82
1998	152	82
1999	151	88
2000	175	86
2001	192	101
2002	225	87
2003	245	97
2004	259	94
2005	279	93
2006	283	96
2007	272	92
2008	272	103
2009	241	109
2010	226	110
2011	202	104
2012	194	113
2013	180	123
2014	162	133
2015	150	136
2016	141	162
2017	134	195
2018	128	205
2019	119	202
2020	118	207
2021	191	251
2022	129	219
2023	118	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.47% in South Africa and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	-	7.97%
1961	-	7.72%
1962	-	7.49%
1963	-	7.3%
1964	-	7.14%
1965	-	7%
1966	-	6.87%
1967	-	6.75%
1968	-	6.61%
1969	-	6.47%
1970	-	6.3%
1971	-	6.12%
1972	-	5.94%
1973	-	5.75%
1974	13.2%	5.57%
1975	12.5%	5.38%
1976	11.8%	5.2%
1977	11.1%	5.01%
1978	10.5%	4.82%
1979	9.88%	4.62%
1980	9.35%	4.42%
1981	8.84%	4.24%
1982	8.39%	4.07%
1983	7.98%	3.91%
1984	7.6%	3.77%
1985	7.24%	3.64%
1986	6.89%	3.5%
1987	6.56%	3.37%
1988	6.26%	3.23%
1989	6.01%	3.09%
1990	5.82%	2.96%
1991	5.7%	2.86%
1992	5.66%	2.78%
1993	5.7%	2.73%
1994	5.82%	2.68%
1995	5.95%	2.63%
1996	6.11%	2.55%
1997	6.29%	2.45%
1998	6.56%	2.34%
1999	6.85%	2.24%
2000	7.11%	2.15%
2001	7.43%	2.09%
2002	7.69%	2.03%
2003	7.93%	1.98%
2004	8.1%	1.91%
2005	8.03%	1.85%
2006	7.75%	1.79%
2007	7.19%	1.74%
2008	6.42%	1.72%
2009	5.7%	1.71%
2010	5%	1.72%
2011	4.5%	1.73%
2012	4.25%	1.76%
2013	4.1%	1.79%
2014	3.96%	1.83%
2015	3.82%	1.92%
2016	3.68%	2.43%
2017	3.58%	2.43%
2018	3.49%	2.43%
2019	3.45%	2.43%
2020	3.41%	2.43%
2021	3.41%	2.43%
2022	3.44%	2.43%
2023	3.47%	2.43%