Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1986

Zimbabwe
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +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 5.69 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 367,712 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
367,712
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
8,982,578
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
10-146.60.6%3,899
15-19108.09.5%53,690
20-24248.221.8%100,721
25-29249.821.9%85,958
30-34226.819.9%67,058
35-39174.415.3%37,532
40-4497.88.6%15,395
45-4926.72.3%3,296
50-541.60.1%161