Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1971

Zambia
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.26 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 219,618 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
219,618
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.0
Population
4,442,526
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
10-1417.41.2%4,916
15-19192.613.3%45,014
20-24306.921.2%56,330
25-29288.319.9%42,901
30-34267.218.4%33,199
35-39218.815.1%23,277
40-44125.48.6%11,333
45-4932.62.2%2,529
50-541.80.1%117