Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1985

Zambia
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.93 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 321,721 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.93
Births
321,721
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
6,780,953
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
10-147.00.5%3,246
15-19161.611.7%61,472
20-24287.920.8%88,540
25-29283.020.4%68,611
30-34257.718.6%49,110
35-39216.315.6%31,066
40-44133.09.6%15,792
45-4936.62.6%3,708
50-542.00.1%178