Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1976

Zambia
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.39 children per woman in 1976 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 254,778 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.39
Births
254,778
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.9
Population
5,143,842
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
10-1413.60.9%4,574
15-19192.613.0%53,051
20-24308.920.9%68,217
25-29291.219.7%49,205
30-34269.418.2%36,820
35-39230.315.6%26,498
40-44135.59.2%13,472
45-4933.22.2%2,818
50-541.70.1%125