Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2039

Zambia
2039
Total fertility rate: 3.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.19 children per woman in 2039 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.0 years old. In total, 822,535 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.19
Births
822,535
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
30,895,597
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
10-141.80.3%3,043
15-19101.915.9%160,410
20-24143.622.5%205,810
25-29140.322.0%185,915
30-34127.720.0%150,312
35-3986.413.5%85,776
40-4433.15.2%28,086
45-494.40.7%3,131
50-540.10.0%51