Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1953

Zambia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.79 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 125,909 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.79
Births
125,909
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
2,543,538
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
10-1424.61.8%3,701
15-19171.712.7%22,269
20-24291.321.5%32,478
25-29272.720.1%26,010
30-34251.418.5%20,329
35-39199.114.7%13,295
40-44111.58.2%6,213
45-4933.12.4%1,529
50-542.20.2%84