Total Fertility Rate in Zambia
Zambia: Total Fertility Rate was 4.24 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Zambia, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Zambia is 4.24, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Zambia peaked at 7.39 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4.24, in 2022.
That places Zambia 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.26 | 7.12 | 7.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.35 | 7.23 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.91 | 6.61 | 7.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.25 | 5.99 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 5.45 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 | 4.45 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 | 4.24 | 4.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 21 Senegal 4.31 compare
- 22 Guinea 4.3 compare
- 24 Togo 4.2 compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 4.17 compare
- 26 Congo, Republic of 4.09 compare
More gender data for Zambia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 340,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 341,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 331,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 332,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 324,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 325,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 318,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 318,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 312,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 312,485 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Zambia?
- Total fertility rate in Zambia was 4.24 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 1973.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for total fertility rate?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.