Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1973

Zambia
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.34 children per woman in 1973 — 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, 233,636 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.34
Births
233,636
Births per 1,000 people
49.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.0
Population
4,702,692
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
10-1416.91.2%5,117
15-19196.713.4%48,913
20-24306.620.9%60,855
25-29288.419.7%44,595
30-34269.618.4%34,588
35-39225.015.3%24,682
40-44129.48.8%12,173
45-4932.32.2%2,595
50-541.80.1%119