Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2031

Zambia
2031
Total fertility rate: 3.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.61 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.2 years old. In total, 771,640 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.61
Births
771,640
Births per 1,000 people
30.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
25,666,504
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
10-142.30.3%3,406
15-19110.815.3%154,174
20-24163.022.5%205,498
25-29157.721.8%168,974
30-34142.319.7%130,457
35-3999.913.8%77,865
40-4441.75.8%27,734
45-496.30.9%3,467
50-540.10.0%66