Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1996

Zambia
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.18 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 419,394 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
419,394
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.6
Population
9,004,053
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
10-146.50.5%3,990
15-19153.612.4%81,331
20-24274.422.1%121,352
25-29267.821.6%92,422
30-34234.618.9%63,373
35-39176.414.2%37,301
40-4498.68.0%16,280
45-4925.62.1%3,211
50-541.40.1%137