Total number of births in South Africa

Period	Births	Change
2021	1,176,955	17,664
2020	1,194,619	41,157
2019	1,235,776	23,768
2018	1,212,008	42,425
2017	1,169,583	18,557
2016	1,151,026	32,117
2015	1,183,143	20,897
2014	1,204,040	9,971
2013	1,194,069	6,740
2012	1,187,329	19,344
2011	1,167,985	15,314
2010	1,152,671	6,232
2009	1,158,903	58,889
2008	1,217,792	86,722
2007	1,131,070	19,899
2006	1,111,171	37,165
2005	1,074,006	42,009
2004	1,031,997	47,689
2003	984,308	29,734
2002	954,574	8,816
2001	963,390	6,438
2000	969,828	43,924
1999	1,013,752	14,294
1998	1,028,046	26,820
1997	1,054,866	72,028
1996	1,126,894	38,110
1995	1,165,004	6,981
1994	1,171,985	14,266
1993	1,186,251	14,198
1992	1,200,449	31,835
1991	1,232,284	5,761
1990	1,238,045	44,358
1989	1,282,403	17,539
1988	1,299,942	3,984
1987	1,303,926	35,363
1986	1,268,563	64,319
1985	1,204,244	50,658
1984	1,153,586	51,617
1983	1,101,969	36,182
1982	1,065,787	41,713
1981	1,024,074	14,556
1980	1,009,518	19,151
1979	990,367	19,616
1978	970,751	9,651
1977	961,100	3,626
1976	957,474	5,634
1975	951,840	10,122
1974	941,718	8,656
1973	933,062	15,505
1972	917,557	15,334
1971	902,223	22,527
1970	879,696	20,045
1969	859,651	23,671
1968	835,980	22,064
1967	813,916	24,219
1966	789,697	23,391
1965	766,306	22,169
1964	744,137	23,198
1963	720,939	22,675
1962	698,264	21,138
1961	677,126	24,496
1960	652,630	15,085
1959	637,545	4,214
1958	633,331	10,273
1957	623,058	10,935
1956	612,123	10,366
1955	601,757	8,407
1954	593,350	5,454
1953	587,896	14,255
1952	573,641	14,853
1951	558,788	15,645
1950	543,143