Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1969

Zimbabwe
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 7.04 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 230,262 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
230,262
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
5,058,181
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
10-1412.40.9%4,175
15-19142.210.1%40,707
20-24301.821.4%59,783
25-29301.221.4%49,854
30-34260.618.5%34,622
35-39211.515.0%24,205
40-44138.29.8%13,731
45-4936.72.6%3,012
50-542.30.2%173