Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1991

Zimbabwe
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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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 4.72 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (212 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 363,263 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.72
Births
363,263
Births per 1,000 people
34.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
10,404,816
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
10-144.70.5%3,616
15-19101.510.7%63,540
20-24211.922.4%106,404
25-29204.321.6%77,302
30-34183.019.4%56,111
35-39139.214.7%37,448
40-4479.18.4%15,739
45-4919.82.1%2,964
50-541.10.1%135