Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1956

Zambia
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.81 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 136,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.81
Births
136,495
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
2,787,410
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%4,048
15-19173.812.8%24,233
20-24291.821.4%35,042
25-29273.120.1%27,908
30-34251.718.5%22,131
35-39200.114.7%14,574
40-44112.18.2%6,816
45-4933.02.4%1,655
50-542.10.2%88