Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2033

Zambia
2033
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2033  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.50 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 786,522 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
786,522
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
26,960,088
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
10-142.10.3%3,315
15-19108.615.5%155,172
20-24157.822.5%207,497
25-29152.921.8%175,349
30-34138.319.7%134,290
35-3996.113.7%79,824
40-4439.25.6%27,627
45-495.70.8%3,390
50-540.10.0%62