Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1985

Zimbabwe
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +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 5.87 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 367,769 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
367,769
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
8,686,813
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
10-146.80.6%3,863
15-19115.29.8%54,915
20-24257.121.9%101,024
25-29255.521.7%86,492
30-34232.919.8%67,234
35-39178.415.2%35,486
40-44100.98.6%15,297
45-4927.72.4%3,295
50-541.60.1%163