Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1971

Zimbabwe
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 6.94 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 245,148 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
245,148
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
5,374,712
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
10-1412.80.9%4,588
15-19140.010.1%42,635
20-24295.521.3%67,588
25-29295.921.4%52,065
30-34258.318.6%36,309
35-39208.615.1%24,554
40-44135.79.8%14,106
45-4937.02.7%3,131
50-542.20.2%170