Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1957

Zambia
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.83 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 140,527 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.83
Births
140,527
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
2,874,068
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%4,181
15-19174.812.8%25,010
20-24292.621.4%35,990
25-29273.920.0%28,709
30-34252.418.5%22,700
35-39200.814.7%15,114
40-44112.58.2%7,028
45-4933.02.4%1,706
50-542.10.2%91