Total fertility rate - Zambia
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Zambia is 5.76 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 7.
Zambia compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Zambia is similar to that of Mali, Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique with a respective Total fertility rate of 6.16, 6.14, 6.08, 5.97, 5.93, 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.Zambia since the end of the Great RecessionZambia's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 3.68% since the end of the Great Recession
Zambia compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Zambia is similar to that of Mali, Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Malawi, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique with a respective Total fertility rate of 6.16, 6.14, 6.08, 5.97, 5.93, 5.66, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.Zambia since the end of the Great RecessionZambia's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 3.68% since the end of the Great Recession
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Mali | 2 | 6.16 |
Burundi | 3 | 6.14 |
Somalia | 4 | 6.08 |
Uganda | 5 | 5.97 |
Burkina Faso | 6 | 5.93 |
Zambia | 7 | 5.76 |
Malawi | 8 | 5.66 |
South Sudan | 9 | 5.43 |
Angola | 10 | 5.43 |
Afghanistan | 11 | 5.43 |
Mozambique | 12 | 5.27 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook