Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 1999

Zimbabwe
1999
Total fertility rate: 4.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +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 4.06 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (198 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 419,663 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.06
Births
419,663
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
11,783,458
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
10-143.30.4%2,866
15-19102.412.6%90,453
20-24198.424.4%143,495
25-29185.922.9%95,889
30-34151.518.7%49,193
35-39106.913.2%24,215
40-4453.06.5%11,353
45-4910.51.3%2,130
50-540.50.1%69