Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zambia
Zambia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 4.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.1
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
24th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.42
in 1975
All-time low
4.1
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zambia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.1 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zambia peaked at 7.42 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2023.
That places Zambia 24th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.78 | — |
| 1951 | 6.77 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.77 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.79 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.79 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.8 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.81 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 6.83 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.86 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.9 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 6.95 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.98 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 7.01 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.06 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 7.08 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 7.12 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.14 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 7.15 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 7.18 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.18 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.22 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 7.26 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 7.3 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 7.34 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.36 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 7.42 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.39 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.35 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.29 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 7.22 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 7.14 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 7.07 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 7.04 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.01 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.97 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.93 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.87 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.8 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 6.7 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 6.63 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.57 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 6.46 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.35 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.3 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.26 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.23 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.18 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.12 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.07 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.92 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.85 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.77 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.71 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.68 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.61 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.53 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.45 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.36 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.26 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.14 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.01 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.89 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.78 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.67 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.57 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.49 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.42 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.32 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.25 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.17 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.1 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.81 | 6.77 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.09 | 6.95 | 7.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.32 | 7.22 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 | 6.63 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.25 | 6 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 | 5.45 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 | 4.42 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 | 4.1 | 4.32 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zambia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zambia was 4.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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