Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 2007

Zimbabwe
2007
Total fertility rate: 3.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 3.68 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 456,483 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.68
Births
456,483
Births per 1,000 people
35.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.2
Population
12,804,058
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
10-142.10.3%1,551
15-19104.514.1%77,355
20-24189.725.6%157,493
25-29169.022.8%117,905
30-34137.018.5%66,130
35-3990.712.3%27,417
40-4439.25.3%7,261
45-497.91.1%1,315
50-540.30.0%58