Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 2006

Zimbabwe
2006
Total fertility rate: 3.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2006  +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 3.63 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 444,835 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.63
Births
444,835
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,636,445
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
10-142.30.3%1,702
15-19105.314.4%79,524
20-24186.925.5%157,125
25-29166.122.7%111,304
30-34134.918.4%61,375
35-3989.212.2%25,171
40-4439.75.4%7,141
45-498.31.1%1,427
50-540.40.1%67