Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2014

Zambia
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia was 4.89 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 605,841 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.89
Births
605,841
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
15,895,315
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
10-143.40.3%3,457
15-19129.013.2%112,564
20-24217.222.2%162,120
25-29209.421.4%135,316
30-34187.619.2%100,949
35-39142.414.5%62,640
40-4473.07.4%24,460
45-4916.91.7%4,193
50-540.80.1%144