Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1983

Zambia
1983
Total fertility rate: 7.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 7.01 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 301,973 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
301,973
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
6,381,038
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
10-148.20.6%3,565
15-19164.711.8%58,265
20-24289.420.7%82,539
25-29284.420.3%63,686
30-34258.518.5%44,948
35-39221.915.8%29,931
40-44135.29.7%15,292
45-4936.62.6%3,578
50-542.00.1%168