Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1986

Zambia
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.87 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 331,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
331,129
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
6,986,472
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
10-146.90.5%3,339
15-19159.711.6%63,000
20-24285.420.8%90,895
25-29283.620.6%71,470
30-34257.618.8%50,867
35-39211.415.4%31,717
40-44130.69.5%15,907
45-4936.42.6%3,752
50-542.00.1%182