Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1972

Zimbabwe
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 6.94 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 254,924 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
254,924
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
5,542,445
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
10-1412.70.9%4,714
15-19141.710.2%44,538
20-24292.621.1%72,181
25-29294.621.2%53,033
30-34261.118.8%37,832
35-39209.215.1%24,921
40-44136.39.8%14,311
45-4937.02.7%3,227
50-542.10.2%165