Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1964

Zambia
1964
Total fertility rate: 7.08
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.08 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 174,741 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.08
Births
174,741
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
3,577,017
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
10-1418.81.3%4,188
15-19185.013.1%32,502
20-24304.121.5%44,660
25-29283.820.0%35,298
30-34261.918.5%27,833
35-39209.314.8%18,901
40-44118.88.4%9,153
45-4933.32.3%2,102
50-542.00.1%105