Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 2004

Zimbabwe
2004
Total fertility rate: 3.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2004  +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 3.78 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 449,199 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.78
Births
449,199
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,365,896
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
10-142.40.3%1,791
15-19106.213.9%87,764
20-24193.025.3%159,305
25-29172.922.7%108,887
30-34139.618.3%57,628
35-3994.712.4%23,872
40-4445.15.9%8,233
45-498.91.2%1,647
50-540.40.1%72