Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1991

Zambia
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.46 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 374,003 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
374,003
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
7,981,650
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
10-146.40.5%3,490
15-19150.811.7%70,679
20-24283.922.0%106,755
25-29275.021.3%81,967
30-34247.019.1%57,838
35-39188.714.6%34,566
40-44107.38.3%14,910
45-4932.12.5%3,620
50-541.90.1%177