Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1966

Zimbabwe
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 7.20 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 211,933 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.20
Births
211,933
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
4,601,217
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
10-1413.61.0%4,202
15-19143.210.0%33,604
20-24305.321.3%56,094
25-29307.821.5%45,578
30-34266.218.6%33,012
35-39216.515.1%23,655
40-44140.59.8%12,500
45-4937.92.6%3,130
50-542.50.2%160