Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1996

Zimbabwe
1996
Total fertility rate: 4.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +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 4.11 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 361,586 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.11
Births
361,586
Births per 1,000 people
32.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
11,158,360
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
10-143.10.4%2,902
15-1997.811.9%78,676
20-24196.623.9%121,013
25-29187.622.8%77,401
30-34156.719.1%41,187
35-39110.613.5%25,441
40-4455.16.7%12,389
45-4913.61.7%2,479
50-540.70.1%97