Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2012

Zambia
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 5.14 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 594,512 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.14
Births
594,512
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
14,913,629
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
10-143.60.4%3,490
15-19131.012.7%107,542
20-24228.022.2%161,484
25-29220.521.4%134,112
30-34196.319.1%98,579
35-39152.114.8%61,364
40-4478.47.6%23,674
45-4918.21.8%4,121
50-540.90.1%146