Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1965

Zambia
1965
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.12 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 180,310 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
180,310
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
3,692,086
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
10-1418.01.3%4,170
15-19183.512.9%33,502
20-24306.021.5%46,346
25-29285.520.1%36,368
30-34263.518.5%28,687
35-39210.814.8%19,480
40-44119.68.4%9,479
45-4933.42.3%2,173
50-542.00.1%106