Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1954

Zambia
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.79 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 129,382 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.79
Births
129,382
Births per 1,000 people
49.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
2,622,277
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%3,804
15-19172.412.7%22,892
20-24291.521.4%33,349
25-29272.920.1%26,603
30-34251.618.5%20,975
35-39199.414.7%13,687
40-44111.78.2%6,418
45-4933.12.4%1,567
50-542.20.2%86