Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1972

Zambia
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.30 children per woman in 1972 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 226,582 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.30
Births
226,582
Births per 1,000 people
49.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.0
Population
4,569,308
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%5,097
15-19195.613.4%47,145
20-24306.121.0%58,295
25-29288.619.8%43,861
30-34268.218.4%33,828
35-39221.615.2%23,947
40-44127.38.7%11,731
45-4932.42.2%2,561
50-541.80.1%119