Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2002

Zambia
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 5.77 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (252 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 472,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
472,047
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.6
Population
10,647,949
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
10-146.30.5%4,539
15-19147.312.7%91,362
20-24251.821.8%131,560
25-29245.521.2%105,955
30-34224.619.4%74,539
35-39166.814.4%42,524
40-4491.67.9%18,122
45-4921.71.9%3,316
50-541.10.1%129