Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2032

Zambia
2032
Total fertility rate: 3.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.56 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 779,405 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
779,405
Births per 1,000 people
29.6
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
26,311,951
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
10-142.20.3%3,358
15-19109.815.4%154,700
20-24160.422.5%206,789
25-29155.221.8%172,188
30-34140.319.7%132,379
35-3998.013.8%78,823
40-4440.45.7%27,675
45-496.00.8%3,431
50-540.10.0%63