Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1974

Zambia
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.36 children per woman in 1974 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 240,477 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.36
Births
240,477
Births per 1,000 people
49.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.9
Population
4,842,746
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
10-1415.91.1%4,997
15-19195.713.3%50,306
20-24306.920.9%63,511
25-29288.219.6%45,424
30-34271.118.4%35,437
35-39228.315.5%25,435
40-44131.58.9%12,613
45-4932.22.2%2,634
50-541.70.1%119