Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2034

Zambia
2034
Total fertility rate: 3.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2034  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.45 children per woman in 2034 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.1 years old. In total, 794,523 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.45
Births
794,523
Births per 1,000 people
28.8
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
27,611,630
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%3,270
15-19107.615.6%156,028
20-24155.522.5%207,998
25-29150.921.8%178,575
30-34136.619.8%136,580
35-3994.513.7%80,980
40-4438.15.5%27,683
45-495.40.8%3,350
50-540.10.0%61