Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1981

Zambia
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.07 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 283,192 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
283,192
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.6
Population
5,983,289
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
10-149.20.6%3,687
15-19169.612.0%55,764
20-24293.720.8%77,195
25-29286.120.2%59,110
30-34260.018.4%40,891
35-39222.315.7%28,419
40-44134.19.5%14,522
45-4936.62.6%3,440
50-542.00.1%163