Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2042

Zambia
2042
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2042  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.07 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (138 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.9 years old. In total, 839,637 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
839,637
Births per 1,000 people
25.6
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
32,856,603
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
10-141.60.3%2,921
15-1998.916.1%163,879
20-24137.822.4%207,160
25-29135.522.0%186,713
30-34123.620.1%156,831
35-3982.813.5%90,573
40-4430.75.0%28,443
45-493.90.6%3,068
50-540.10.0%46