Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1988

Zambia
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.70 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 348,105 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
348,105
Births per 1,000 people
47.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
7,391,440
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
10-146.20.5%3,149
15-19155.211.6%65,839
20-24280.820.9%95,763
25-29281.921.0%76,516
30-34256.019.1%54,280
35-39200.314.9%32,932
40-44123.19.2%15,674
45-4935.32.6%3,767
50-542.00.2%184