Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1982

Zimbabwe
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 6.33 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 356,477 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.33
Births
356,477
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
7,796,496
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
10-147.30.6%3,705
15-19137.610.8%58,323
20-24274.621.6%100,200
25-29266.421.0%84,421
30-34245.519.4%59,369
35-39189.715.0%31,866
40-44115.49.1%15,193
45-4930.32.4%3,241
50-541.70.1%158