Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1981

Zimbabwe
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 6.45 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (278 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 347,285 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
347,285
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
7,498,634
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
10-147.50.6%3,704
15-19137.610.7%56,462
20-24278.221.5%99,146
25-29271.521.0%83,160
30-34247.919.2%54,859
35-39195.115.1%31,434
40-44120.49.3%15,107
45-4931.22.4%3,253
50-541.80.1%159