Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 1999

Zambia
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 6.00 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 447,078 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.00
Births
447,078
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.6
Population
9,740,005
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%4,284
15-19156.313.0%88,692
20-24265.922.1%128,393
25-29259.221.6%99,374
30-34229.619.1%67,784
35-39167.013.9%38,579
40-4492.87.7%16,644
45-4922.91.9%3,206
50-541.20.1%122