Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Zambia

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Zambia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palestine was 3.31 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Palestine vs Zambia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palestine	Zambia
1960	-	6.95
1961	-	6.98
1962	-	7.01
1963	-	7.06
1964	-	7.09
1965	-	7.12
1966	-	7.14
1967	-	7.15
1968	-	7.18
1969	-	7.18
1970	-	7.22
1971	-	7.26
1972	-	7.3
1973	-	7.34
1974	-	7.36
1975	-	7.42
1976	-	7.39
1977	-	7.35
1978	-	7.29
1979	-	7.22
1980	-	7.14
1981	-	7.07
1982	-	7.04
1983	-	7.01
1984	-	6.97
1985	-	6.93
1986	-	6.87
1987	-	6.8
1988	-	6.7
1989	-	6.64
1990	6.81	6.57
1991	6.75	6.46
1992	6.65	6.35
1993	6.5	6.3
1994	6.33	6.26
1995	6.16	6.23
1996	5.99	6.18
1997	5.82	6.12
1998	5.69	6.07
1999	5.58	6
2000	5.46	5.92
2001	5.34	5.85
2002	5.22	5.77
2003	5.06	5.71
2004	4.97	5.7
2005	4.87	5.7
2006	4.74	5.68
2007	4.63	5.61
2008	4.51	5.53
2009	4.44	5.45
2010	4.43	5.36
2011	4.31	5.26
2012	4.15	5.14
2013	4.05	5.01
2014	4	4.89
2015	3.98	4.78
2016	3.89	4.67
2017	3.77	4.57
2018	3.67	4.49
2019	3.59	4.42
2020	3.51	4.32
2021	3.44	4.25
2022	3.38	4.18
2023	3.31	4.1
2024	3.25	4.04
2025	3.19	3.97
2026	3.13	3.91
2027	3.07	3.85
2028	3.02	3.77
2029	2.97	3.72
2030	2.93	3.67
2031	2.89	3.61
2032	2.85	3.56
2033	2.81	3.5
2034	2.78	3.45
2035	2.75	3.4
2036	2.71	3.35
2037	2.68	3.3
2038	2.65	3.25
2039	2.62	3.19
2040	2.59	3.15
2041	2.56	3.11
2042	2.53	3.07
2043	2.51	3.03
2044	2.48	3
2045	2.45	2.96
2046	2.43	2.93
2047	2.41	2.9
2048	2.38	2.87
2049	2.36	2.84
2050	2.34	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Zambia
1960	-	46%
1961	-	46.2%
1962	-	46.3%
1963	-	46.5%
1964	-	46.7%
1965	-	46.9%
1966	-	46.9%
1967	-	47%
1968	-	47.1%
1969	-	47.2%
1970	-	47.4%
1971	-	47.7%
1972	-	48%
1973	-	48.3%
1974	-	48.6%
1975	-	48.8%
1976	-	49.1%
1977	-	49.2%
1978	-	49.4%
1979	-	49.5%
1980	-	49.5%
1981	-	49.4%
1982	-	49.3%
1983	-	49.1%
1984	-	49%
1985	-	48.9%
1986	-	48.8%
1987	-	48.7%
1988	-	48.6%
1989	-	48.5%
1990	49.1%	48.4%
1991	49.1%	48.3%
1992	49%	48.2%
1993	49%	48.2%
1994	48.9%	48.2%
1995	48.8%	48.2%
1996	48.6%	48.2%
1997	48.4%	48.2%
1998	48.1%	48.2%
1999	47.8%	48.1%
2000	47.4%	48%
2001	47.1%	47.8%
2002	46.6%	47.6%
2003	46.1%	47.4%
2004	45.6%	47.3%
2005	45%	47.1%
2006	44.3%	47%
2007	43.7%	46.8%
2008	43%	46.6%
2009	42.4%	46.4%
2010	41.9%	46.3%
2011	41.5%	46.1%
2012	41.1%	45.9%
2013	40.7%	45.7%
2014	40.4%	45.5%
2015	40.1%	45.2%
2016	39.9%	44.9%
2017	39.7%	44.5%
2018	39.6%	44.1%
2019	39.5%	43.8%
2020	39.3%	43.3%
2021	39%	42.9%
2022	38.7%	42.4%
2023	38.4%	42%
2024	38%	41.5%
2025	37.6%	41%
2026	37%	40.5%
2027	36.5%	40%
2028	35.9%	39.6%
2029	35.3%	39.2%
2030	34.7%	38.8%
2031	34%	38.5%
2032	33.4%	38.1%
2033	32.8%	37.8%
2034	32.3%	37.5%
2035	31.8%	37.1%
2036	31.4%	36.8%
2037	31%	36.5%
2038	30.6%	36.1%
2039	30.3%	35.8%
2040	30%	35.4%
2041	29.7%	35.1%
2042	29.4%	34.7%
2043	29.2%	34.4%
2044	28.9%	34%
2045	28.6%	33.7%
2046	28.4%	33.3%
2047	28.1%	33%
2048	27.8%	32.6%
2049	27.5%	32.3%
2050	27.2%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Palestine vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine and +2.87% in Zambia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Palestine	Zambia
1960	-	102,335
1961	-	106,318
1962	-	110,173
1963	-	114,555
1964	-	117,197
1965	-	122,814
1966	-	127,164
1967	-	131,938
1968	-	137,315
1969	-	142,660
1970	-	149,380
1971	-	155,249
1972	-	161,648
1973	-	168,258
1974	-	174,484
1975	-	182,258
1976	-	186,762
1977	-	191,557
1978	-	194,933
1979	-	197,578
1980	-	198,817
1981	-	202,822
1982	-	207,621
1983	-	212,712
1984	-	216,695
1985	-	221,351
1986	-	224,768
1987	-	227,813
1988	-	230,118
1989	-	233,429
1990	76,163	235,835
1991	79,444	237,957
1992	82,865	239,953
1993	86,434	245,917
1994	90,156	252,023
1995	94,037	257,897
1996	98,085	262,468
1997	102,307	268,198
1998	103,566	275,568
1999	104,823	283,297
2000	106,367	293,186
2001	107,320	302,682
2002	108,560	316,041
2003	109,162	331,189
2004	110,045	349,352
2005	110,569	368,756
2006	111,728	387,891
2007	112,453	403,729
2008	108,395	419,560
2009	111,724	434,458
2010	117,674	448,337
2011	119,021	459,743
2012	119,185	469,406
2013	120,503	476,846
2014	120,724	483,663
2015	126,189	491,021
2016	126,698	497,521
2017	125,688	504,630
2018	124,791	515,644
2019	124,508	528,089
2020	122,416	536,484
2021	120,396	535,629
2022	123,987	563,456
2023	102,613	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine vs Zambia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, compared to 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Zambia
1985	102	596
1986	96	619
1987	87	630
1988	85	635
1989	82	635
1990	78	625
1991	75	611
1992	73	581
1993	69	532
1994	66	507
1995	64	466
1996	61	433
1997	60	403
1998	59	392
1999	58	378
2000	59	340
2001	60	306
2002	58	274
2003	56	250
2004	55	260
2005	52	264
2006	51	262
2007	49	324
2008	49	394
2009	48	406
2010	42	332
2011	39	291
2012	36	256
2013	32	213
2014	29	174
2015	26	154
2016	23	158
2017	21	141
2018	19	117
2019	18	103
2020	20	99
2021	29	140
2022	17	89
2023	16	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine and 4.47% in Zambia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Palestine	Zambia
1960	-	20.5%
1961	-	20.1%
1962	-	19.8%
1963	-	19.5%
1964	-	19.2%
1965	-	19%
1966	-	18.9%
1967	-	18.7%
1968	-	18.5%
1969	-	18.3%
1970	-	17.9%
1971	-	17.4%
1972	-	16.9%
1973	-	16.3%
1974	-	15.9%
1975	10.8%	15.5%
1976	10.2%	15.4%
1977	9.55%	15.3%
1978	8.98%	15.3%
1979	8.45%	15.4%
1980	7.95%	15.5%
1981	7.48%	15.6%
1982	7.04%	15.7%
1983	6.63%	15.9%
1984	6.25%	16.2%
1985	5.89%	16.6%
1986	5.56%	17%
1987	5.25%	17.3%
1988	4.97%	17.7%
1989	4.72%	17.9%
1990	4.49%	18.1%
1991	4.28%	18.1%
1992	4.09%	18.1%
1993	3.92%	17.9%
1994	3.77%	17.7%
1995	3.62%	17.3%
1996	3.49%	17%
1997	3.36%	16.7%
1998	3.24%	16.3%
1999	3.13%	15.9%
2000	3.03%	15.3%
2001	2.94%	14.4%
2002	2.85%	13.4%
2003	2.77%	12.4%
2004	2.68%	11.4%
2005	2.6%	10.5%
2006	2.52%	9.71%
2007	2.43%	9.14%
2008	2.35%	8.62%
2009	2.28%	8%
2010	2.2%	7.57%
2011	2.12%	7.31%
2012	2.04%	7.04%
2013	1.97%	6.72%
2014	2.2%	6.38%
2015	1.83%	6.15%
2016	1.76%	5.9%
2017	1.69%	5.61%
2018	1.63%	5.52%
2019	1.57%	5.41%
2020	1.52%	5.24%
2021	1.47%	4.92%
2022	1.42%	4.67%
2023	2.63%	4.47%