Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1958

Zambia
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.86 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 144,850 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.86
Births
144,850
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
2,963,867
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%4,290
15-19176.112.8%25,873
20-24293.821.4%37,007
25-29275.020.0%29,595
30-34253.418.5%23,279
35-39201.814.7%15,695
40-44113.28.2%7,257
45-4933.02.4%1,762
50-542.10.2%93