Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1952

Zambia
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.77 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 122,480 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.77
Births
122,480
Births per 1,000 people
49.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
2,467,251
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1424.71.8%3,610
15-19171.112.6%21,668
20-24291.021.5%31,600
25-29272.420.1%25,438
30-34251.118.5%19,652
35-39198.714.7%12,931
40-44111.28.2%6,006
45-4933.22.4%1,494
50-542.20.2%81