Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1995

Zambia
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.23
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.23 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 410,778 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.23
Births
410,778
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.5
Population
8,785,763
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%3,636
15-19152.612.2%79,251
20-24279.422.4%119,707
25-29270.521.7%90,451
30-34234.718.8%61,718
35-39180.214.4%37,014
40-4497.27.8%15,669
45-4926.32.1%3,188
50-541.40.1%142