Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1969

Zambia
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.18
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.18 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 205,365 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.18
Births
205,365
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
4,197,116
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
10-1417.21.2%4,534
15-19184.912.9%40,491
20-24309.121.5%52,779
25-29287.720.1%40,761
30-34265.718.5%31,812
35-39213.614.9%21,850
40-44121.88.5%10,573
45-4933.12.3%2,446
50-541.90.1%116