Live births in Zambia
Live births in Zambia was 685,565 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Zambia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 685,565 Estimated |
| 2022 | 675,973 Estimated |
| 2021 | 665,154 Estimated |
| 2020 | 655,797 Estimated |
| 2019 | 648,090 Estimated |
| 2018 | 637,415 Estimated |
| 2017 | 626,801 Estimated |
| 2016 | 619,352 Estimated |
| 2015 | 612,410 Estimated |
| 2014 | 605,841 Estimated |
| 2013 | 600,296 Estimated |
| 2012 | 594,512 Estimated |
| 2011 | 587,057 Estimated |
| 2010 | 578,071 Estimated |
| 2009 | 567,055 Estimated |
| 2008 | 555,123 Estimated |
| 2007 | 542,530 Estimated |
| 2006 | 529,835 Estimated |
| 2005 | 513,724 Estimated |
| 2004 | 497,982 Estimated |
| 2003 | 482,672 Estimated |
| 2002 | 472,047 Estimated |
| 2001 | 462,304 Estimated |
| 2000 | 455,450 Estimated |
| 1999 | 447,078 Estimated |
| 1998 | 437,933 Estimated |
| 1997 | 427,751 Estimated |
| 1996 | 419,394 Estimated |
| 1995 | 410,778 Estimated |
| 1994 | 400,771 Estimated |
| 1993 | 390,491 Estimated |
| 1992 | 380,634 Estimated |
| 1991 | 374,003 Estimated |
| 1990 | 365,709 Estimated |
| 1989 | 357,559 Estimated |
| 1988 | 348,105 Estimated |
| 1987 | 339,951 Estimated |
| 1986 | 331,129 Estimated |
| 1985 | 321,721 Estimated |
| 1984 | 311,311 Estimated |
| 1983 | 301,973 Estimated |
| 1982 | 292,169 Estimated |
| 1981 | 283,192 Estimated |
| 1980 | 275,758 Estimated |
| 1979 | 271,308 Estimated |
| 1978 | 266,141 Estimated |
| 1977 | 261,015 Estimated |
| 1976 | 254,778 Estimated |
| 1975 | 249,274 Estimated |
| 1974 | 240,477 Estimated |
| 1973 | 233,636 Estimated |
| 1972 | 226,582 Estimated |
| 1971 | 219,618 Estimated |
| 1970 | 213,166 Estimated |
| 1969 | 205,365 Estimated |
| 1968 | 198,864 Estimated |
| 1967 | 192,091 Estimated |
| 1966 | 185,982 Estimated |
| 1965 | 180,310 Estimated |
| 1964 | 174,741 Estimated |
| 1963 | 169,631 Estimated |
| 1962 | 164,110 Estimated |
| 1961 | 159,197 Estimated |
| 1960 | 154,365 Estimated |
| 1959 | 149,490 Estimated |
| 1958 | 144,850 Estimated |
| 1957 | 140,527 Estimated |
| 1956 | 136,495 Estimated |
| 1955 | 132,924 Estimated |
| 1954 | 129,382 Estimated |
| 1953 | 125,909 Estimated |
| 1952 | 122,480 Estimated |
| 1951 | 119,180 Estimated |
| 1950 | 116,321 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Zambia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Zambia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/zambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Zambia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/zambia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Zambia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/zambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_zambia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Zambia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/zambia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Live births in Zambia was 685,565 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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685,565 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.