Low & middle income vs Zambia: Birth rate, crude

Low & middle income
17.84 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
32.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 32.72 per 1,000 people against 17.84 per 1,000 people in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.88 per 1,000 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 39.45 per 1,000 people 48.88 per 1,000 people 9.44 per 1,000 people Zambia
1970s 34.48 per 1,000 people 49.33 per 1,000 people 14.84 per 1,000 people Zambia
1980s 31.65 per 1,000 people 47.31 per 1,000 people 15.66 per 1,000 people Zambia
1990s 27.22 per 1,000 people 46.55 per 1,000 people 19.32 per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 23.33 per 1,000 people 43.78 per 1,000 people 20.45 per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 21.27 per 1,000 people 37.94 per 1,000 people 16.67 per 1,000 people Zambia
2020s 18.19 per 1,000 people 33.54 per 1,000 people 15.35 per 1,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Low & middle income or Zambia?
Zambia, at 32.72 per 1,000 people against 17.84 per 1,000 people in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Low & middle income and Zambia?
14.88 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Zambia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Low & middle income ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.