Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2036

Zambia
2036
Total fertility rate: 3.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.35 children per woman in 2036 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.0 years old. In total, 809,079 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.35
Births
809,079
Births per 1,000 people
28.0
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
28,925,109
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
10-141.90.3%3,183
15-19105.615.7%158,086
20-24151.022.5%207,765
25-29146.921.9%183,523
30-34133.319.9%142,147
35-3991.313.6%83,157
40-4436.25.4%27,892
45-495.00.7%3,267
50-540.10.0%57