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Mean age at first birth of women aged 20-50
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.9 | ||
| Urban | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | ||
| Rural | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | ||
| Poor | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | ||
| Nonpoor | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.6 | ||
| Lowest 25% | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.6 | ||
| Second 25% | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | ||
| Third 25% | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | ||
| Highest 25% | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | ||
| Central | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwest | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caprivi | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | ||||||||
| Erongo | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 | ||||||||
| Hardap | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | ||||||||
| Karas | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | ||||||||
| Kavango | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.9 | ||||||||
| Khomas | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | ||||||||
| Kunene | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.7 | ||||||||
| Ohangwena | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | ||||||||
| Omaheke | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | ||||||||
| Omusati | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.7 | ||||||||
| Oshana | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.7 | ||||||||
| Oshikoto | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | ||||||||
| Otjozondjupa | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | ||||||||