Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1966

Zambia
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.14
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.14 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 185,982 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.14
Births
185,982
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
3,812,002
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
10-1417.11.2%4,099
15-19181.612.7%34,652
20-24307.521.6%48,081
25-29286.720.1%37,438
30-34264.618.6%29,512
35-39212.014.9%20,068
40-44120.38.4%9,779
45-4933.52.3%2,245
50-542.00.1%109