Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 2012

Zimbabwe
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe was 4.13 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (208 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 522,389 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.13
Births
522,389
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
13,817,887
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
10-141.50.2%1,342
15-19110.413.3%80,457
20-24208.225.0%143,150
25-29194.023.3%144,837
30-34155.918.8%94,581
35-39110.213.3%45,527
40-4444.15.3%11,352
45-496.80.8%1,116
50-540.20.0%26