Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1978

Zambia
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.29
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.29 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 266,141 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.29
Births
266,141
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.8
Population
5,465,374
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
10-1411.60.8%4,184
15-19184.412.7%54,538
20-24303.920.8%71,675
25-29289.319.8%53,234
30-34265.118.2%37,810
35-39229.315.7%27,337
40-44137.49.4%14,129
45-4934.92.4%3,097
50-541.80.1%138