Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1974

Zimbabwe
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 6.88 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 274,115 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.88
Births
274,115
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
5,908,328
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
10-1410.50.8%4,156
15-19142.310.3%47,541
20-24295.021.4%83,334
25-29290.521.1%55,371
30-34260.919.0%40,572
35-39204.914.9%25,322
40-44133.69.7%14,277
45-4936.22.6%3,377
50-542.10.2%162