Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2028

Zambia
2028
Total fertility rate: 3.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.77 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (170 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 740,015 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.77
Births
740,015
Births per 1,000 people
31.1
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
23,761,373
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
10-142.50.3%3,566
15-19112.714.9%149,786
20-24170.122.5%196,728
25-29164.321.7%160,229
30-34147.919.6%123,612
35-39105.113.9%74,906
40-4445.56.0%27,597
45-497.10.9%3,519
50-540.20.0%74