Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2011

Zambia
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 5.26 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 587,057 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.26
Births
587,057
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
14,437,796
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
10-144.00.4%3,709
15-19131.112.5%104,506
20-24232.522.1%160,569
25-29224.621.3%132,191
30-34200.419.0%97,304
35-39158.115.0%60,819
40-4483.07.9%23,819
45-4918.51.8%4,005
50-540.80.1%140