Fertility & birth rates in Slovakia and Zambia

Fertility rate in Slovakia vs Zambia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Slovakia was 1.49 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Slovakia	Zambia
1960	3.04	6.95
1961	2.96	6.98
1962	2.83	7.01
1963	2.92	7.06
1964	2.89	7.09
1965	2.78	7.12
1966	2.66	7.14
1967	2.48	7.15
1968	2.39	7.18
1969	2.43	7.18
1970	2.41	7.22
1971	2.43	7.26
1972	2.49	7.3
1973	2.56	7.34
1974	2.61	7.36
1975	2.55	7.42
1976	2.55	7.39
1977	2.49	7.35
1978	2.47	7.29
1979	2.45	7.22
1980	2.32	7.14
1981	2.29	7.07
1982	2.28	7.04
1983	2.28	7.01
1984	2.26	6.97
1985	2.26	6.93
1986	2.2	6.87
1987	2.14	6.8
1988	2.13	6.7
1989	2.07	6.64
1990	2.09	6.57
1991	2.05	6.46
1992	1.93	6.35
1993	1.87	6.3
1994	1.67	6.26
1995	1.52	6.23
1996	1.47	6.18
1997	1.43	6.12
1998	1.37	6.07
1999	1.33	6
2000	1.3	5.92
2001	1.2	5.85
2002	1.19	5.77
2003	1.2	5.71
2004	1.25	5.7
2005	1.27	5.7
2006	1.25	5.68
2007	1.27	5.61
2008	1.34	5.53
2009	1.44	5.45
2010	1.43	5.36
2011	1.45	5.26
2012	1.34	5.14
2013	1.34	5.01
2014	1.37	4.89
2015	1.4	4.78
2016	1.48	4.67
2017	1.52	4.57
2018	1.54	4.49
2019	1.57	4.42
2020	1.59	4.32
2021	1.63	4.25
2022	1.57	4.18
2023	1.49	4.1
2024	1.49	4.04
2025	1.5	3.97
2026	1.5	3.91
2027	1.5	3.85
2028	1.51	3.77
2029	1.51	3.72
2030	1.51	3.67
2031	1.51	3.61
2032	1.51	3.56
2033	1.52	3.5
2034	1.52	3.45
2035	1.52	3.4
2036	1.52	3.35
2037	1.52	3.3
2038	1.52	3.25
2039	1.52	3.19
2040	1.52	3.15
2041	1.52	3.11
2042	1.52	3.07
2043	1.52	3.03
2044	1.53	3
2045	1.53	2.96
2046	1.53	2.93
2047	1.53	2.9
2048	1.53	2.87
2049	1.53	2.84
2050	1.53	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Slovakia	Zambia
1960	31.5%	46%
1961	31.5%	46.2%
1962	31.3%	46.3%
1963	31%	46.5%
1964	30.8%	46.7%
1965	30.4%	46.9%
1966	29.9%	46.9%
1967	29.3%	47%
1968	28.6%	47.1%
1969	28.1%	47.2%
1970	27.5%	47.4%
1971	27%	47.7%
1972	26.6%	48%
1973	26.2%	48.3%
1974	26.1%	48.6%
1975	26%	48.8%
1976	26%	49.1%
1977	26%	49.2%
1978	26.1%	49.4%
1979	26.1%	49.5%
1980	26.1%	49.5%
1981	26.1%	49.4%
1982	26.2%	49.3%
1983	26.3%	49.1%
1984	26.4%	49%
1985	26.5%	48.9%
1986	26.4%	48.8%
1987	26.3%	48.7%
1988	26.1%	48.6%
1989	25.7%	48.5%
1990	25.2%	48.4%
1991	24.8%	48.3%
1992	24.4%	48.2%
1993	23.9%	48.2%
1994	23.3%	48.2%
1995	22.7%	48.2%
1996	22.1%	48.2%
1997	21.5%	48.2%
1998	20.9%	48.2%
1999	20.3%	48.1%
2000	19.7%	48%
2001	19%	47.8%
2002	18.4%	47.6%
2003	17.9%	47.4%
2004	17.3%	47.3%
2005	16.9%	47.1%
2006	16.4%	47%
2007	16%	46.8%
2008	15.7%	46.6%
2009	15.5%	46.4%
2010	15.5%	46.3%
2011	15.4%	46.1%
2012	15.4%	45.9%
2013	15.3%	45.7%
2014	15.3%	45.5%
2015	15.3%	45.2%
2016	15.4%	44.9%
2017	15.5%	44.5%
2018	15.7%	44.1%
2019	15.8%	43.8%
2020	15.9%	43.3%
2021	15.9%	42.9%
2022	16%	42.4%
2023	15.9%	42%
2024	15.8%	41.5%
2025	15.6%	41%
2026	15.4%	40.5%
2027	15.1%	40%
2028	15%	39.6%
2029	14.8%	39.2%
2030	14.6%	38.8%
2031	14.4%	38.5%
2032	14.1%	38.1%
2033	13.8%	37.8%
2034	13.6%	37.5%
2035	13.4%	37.1%
2036	13.2%	36.8%
2037	13%	36.5%
2038	12.9%	36.1%
2039	12.8%	35.8%
2040	12.7%	35.4%
2041	12.7%	35.1%
2042	12.7%	34.7%
2043	12.7%	34.4%
2044	12.7%	34%
2045	12.8%	33.7%
2046	12.8%	33.3%
2047	12.9%	33%
2048	13%	32.6%
2049	13%	32.3%
2050	13.1%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Slovakia and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 25.2% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Slovakia and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Slovakia vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.02% in Slovakia 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
	Slovakia	Zambia
1960	56,546	102,335
1961	55,749	106,318
1962	49,587	110,173
1963	54,382	114,555
1964	54,092	117,197
1965	48,517	122,814
1966	45,440	127,164
1967	41,824	131,938
1968	38,113	137,315
1969	39,312	142,660
1970	38,575	149,380
1971	40,105	155,249
1972	46,426	161,648
1973	49,199	168,258
1974	52,524	174,484
1975	52,604	182,258
1976	54,121	186,762
1977	52,762	191,557
1978	52,324	194,933
1979	52,353	197,578
1980	44,320	198,817
1981	43,640	202,822
1982	41,958	207,621
1983	39,717	212,712
1984	38,966	216,695
1985	37,680	221,351
1986	34,279	224,768
1987	31,859	227,813
1988	30,979	230,118
1989	26,380	233,429
1990	25,436	235,835
1991	23,865	237,957
1992	21,220	239,953
1993	20,769	245,917
1994	14,970	252,023
1995	9,115	257,897
1996	9,135	262,468
1997	6,999	268,198
1998	4,312	275,568
1999	3,777	283,297
2000	2,155	293,186
2001	-1,076	302,682
2002	-538	316,041
2003	-537	331,189
2004	1,611	349,352
2005	537	368,756
2006	537	387,891
2007	537	403,729
2008	4,303	419,560
2009	8,619	434,458
2010	7,008	448,337
2011	9,177	459,743
2012	3,245	469,406
2013	2,707	476,846
2014	3,793	483,663
2015	2,170	491,021
2016	5,431	497,521
2017	4,351	504,630
2018	3,268	515,644
2019	3,818	528,089
2020	-2,184	536,484
2021	-16,886	535,629
2022	-7,062	563,456
2023	-5,427	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Slovakia vs Zambia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovakia, compared to 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovakia	Zambia
1985	19	596
1986	19	619
1987	19	630
1988	18	635
1989	17	635
1990	18	625
1991	17	611
1992	15	581
1993	14	532
1994	12	507
1995	11	466
1996	10	433
1997	10	403
1998	10	392
1999	9	378
2000	8	340
2001	8	306
2002	7	274
2003	7	250
2004	7	260
2005	7	264
2006	6	262
2007	6	324
2008	5	394
2009	6	406
2010	5	332
2011	5	291
2012	5	256
2013	5	213
2014	5	174
2015	5	154
2016	5	158
2017	5	141
2018	5	117
2019	5	103
2020	4	99
2021	12	140
2022	5	89
2023	4	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Slovakia 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
	Slovakia	Zambia
1960	3.67%	20.5%
1961	3.47%	20.1%
1962	3.32%	19.8%
1963	3.21%	19.5%
1964	3.14%	19.2%
1965	3.08%	19%
1966	3.05%	18.9%
1967	3.02%	18.7%
1968	3%	18.5%
1969	2.97%	18.3%
1970	2.95%	17.9%
1971	2.92%	17.4%
1972	2.89%	16.9%
1973	2.84%	16.3%
1974	2.78%	15.9%
1975	2.72%	15.5%
1976	2.64%	15.4%
1977	2.55%	15.3%
1978	2.46%	15.3%
1979	2.36%	15.4%
1980	2.27%	15.5%
1981	2.17%	15.6%
1982	2.08%	15.7%
1983	1.99%	15.9%
1984	1.91%	16.2%
1985	1.82%	16.6%
1986	1.73%	17%
1987	1.65%	17.3%
1988	1.59%	17.7%
1989	1.53%	17.9%
1990	1.47%	18.1%
1991	1.42%	18.1%
1992	1.37%	18.1%
1993	1.31%	17.9%
1994	1.25%	17.7%
1995	1.2%	17.3%
1996	1.14%	17%
1997	1.09%	16.7%
1998	1.05%	16.3%
1999	1%	15.9%
2000	0.96%	15.3%
2001	0.93%	14.4%
2002	0.91%	13.4%
2003	0.88%	12.4%
2004	0.86%	11.4%
2005	0.83%	10.5%
2006	0.8%	9.71%
2007	0.77%	9.14%
2008	0.74%	8.62%
2009	0.71%	8%
2010	0.69%	7.57%
2011	0.67%	7.31%
2012	0.66%	7.04%
2013	0.64%	6.72%
2014	0.63%	6.38%
2015	0.62%	6.15%
2016	0.61%	5.9%
2017	0.6%	5.61%
2018	0.6%	5.52%
2019	0.59%	5.41%
2020	0.59%	5.24%
2021	0.6%	4.92%
2022	0.6%	4.67%
2023	0.61%	4.47%