Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1989

Zimbabwe
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1989  +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 5.07 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 358,950 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.07
Births
358,950
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
9,864,798
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
10-146.10.6%4,291
15-19103.310.2%59,214
20-24221.521.8%101,064
25-29220.021.7%77,172
30-34199.219.6%59,439
35-39154.515.2%39,695
40-4486.18.5%14,695
45-4922.92.3%3,228
50-541.30.1%149