Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1982

Zambia
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.04 children per woman in 1982 — 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, 292,169 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
292,169
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
6,178,637
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
10-148.80.6%3,658
15-19166.511.8%56,777
20-24294.420.9%80,500
25-29284.220.2%61,001
30-34258.518.4%42,584
35-39221.815.8%29,139
40-44134.59.6%14,863
45-4936.42.6%3,485
50-542.00.1%164