Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1992

Zambia
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.35 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 380,634 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
380,634
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
8,176,680
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
10-146.10.5%3,372
15-19150.211.8%72,523
20-24282.522.2%109,736
25-29271.821.4%83,314
30-34242.419.1%58,530
35-39184.714.5%34,814
40-44101.68.0%14,655
45-4930.62.4%3,519
50-541.80.1%171