Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2027

Zambia
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.85 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 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 732,320 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.85
Births
732,320
Births per 1,000 people
31.6
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
23,138,720
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
10-142.60.3%3,646
15-19113.814.8%148,269
20-24173.522.5%193,957
25-29167.521.7%158,679
30-34150.719.6%121,974
35-39107.614.0%74,526
40-4447.26.1%27,636
45-497.51.0%3,555
50-540.20.0%76