Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2037

Zambia
2037
Total fertility rate: 3.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2037  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.30 children per woman in 2037 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.0 years old. In total, 813,936 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.30
Births
813,936
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
29,583,492
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%3,134
15-19104.415.8%158,917
20-24148.422.5%206,919
25-29144.621.9%184,789
30-34131.419.9%144,974
35-3989.613.6%83,986
40-4435.15.3%27,945
45-494.80.7%3,215
50-540.10.0%56