Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Zambia, 2043

Zambia
2043
Total fertility rate: 3.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2043  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Zambia is projected at 3.03 children per woman in 2043 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (136 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.9 years old. In total, 845,081 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.03
Births
845,081
Births per 1,000 people
25.2
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.1
Population
33,510,512
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%2,879
15-1998.016.1%165,082
20-24136.022.4%207,867
25-29134.022.1%187,054
30-34122.420.2%158,264
35-3981.613.4%92,279
40-4430.04.9%28,565
45-493.80.6%3,049
50-540.10.0%44