Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zimbabwe, 2027

Zimbabwe
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zimbabwe is projected at 3.52 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 511,119 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.52
Births
511,119
Births per 1,000 people
29.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
17,600,613
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%1,617
15-1989.912.8%95,035
20-24175.224.9%153,257
25-29164.623.4%119,397
30-34136.719.5%72,403
35-3994.113.4%46,635
40-4434.85.0%20,149
45-495.30.8%2,578
50-540.10.0%46