Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1968

Zambia
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.18
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.18 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 198,864 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.18
Births
198,864
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
4,065,593
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
10-1416.71.2%4,257
15-19183.912.8%38,473
20-24309.321.6%51,307
25-29288.020.1%39,631
30-34265.918.5%31,087
35-39213.514.9%21,289
40-44121.58.5%10,318
45-4933.32.3%2,388
50-541.90.1%112