Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2006

Zambia
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 5.68 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 529,835 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.68
Births
529,835
Births per 1,000 people
43.7
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.9
Population
12,129,553
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
10-145.00.4%4,031
15-19139.112.2%96,264
20-24251.122.1%148,596
25-29240.621.1%118,788
30-34215.819.0%85,581
35-39172.115.1%51,562
40-4493.68.2%21,422
45-4919.71.7%3,471
50-540.90.1%119