Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1963

Zambia
1963
Total fertility rate: 7.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.06 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 169,631 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.06
Births
169,631
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
3,465,907
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
10-1419.71.4%4,202
15-19185.113.1%31,611
20-24302.521.4%43,163
25-29282.520.0%34,310
30-34260.618.5%27,000
35-39208.014.7%18,384
40-44118.08.4%8,819
45-4933.22.4%2,041
50-542.00.1%102