Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1993

Zambia
1993
Total fertility rate: 6.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.30 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 390,491 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.30
Births
390,491
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.4
Population
8,373,921
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%3,502
15-19152.012.0%75,411
20-24281.322.3%112,950
25-29270.721.5%85,380
30-34238.218.9%59,263
35-39183.014.5%35,499
40-4499.77.9%14,982
45-4928.72.3%3,344
50-541.60.1%158