Fertility & birth rates in United Arab Emirates and Zambia

Fertility rate in United Arab Emirates vs Zambia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the United Arab Emirates was 1.2 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 the United Arab Emirates 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
	UAE	Zambia
1960	6.5	6.95
1961	6.49	6.98
1962	6.49	7.01
1963	6.5	7.06
1964	6.49	7.09
1965	6.5	7.12
1966	6.5	7.14
1967	6.51	7.15
1968	6.53	7.18
1969	6.52	7.18
1970	6.52	7.22
1971	6.52	7.26
1972	6.5	7.3
1973	6.46	7.34
1974	6.41	7.36
1975	6.35	7.42
1976	6.29	7.39
1977	6.22	7.35
1978	6.15	7.29
1979	6.06	7.22
1980	5.95	7.14
1981	5.81	7.07
1982	5.66	7.04
1983	5.48	7.01
1984	5.3	6.97
1985	5.13	6.93
1986	5	6.87
1987	4.88	6.8
1988	4.77	6.7
1989	4.65	6.64
1990	4.51	6.57
1991	4.25	6.46
1992	4.09	6.35
1993	3.82	6.3
1994	3.76	6.26
1995	3.28	6.23
1996	3.06	6.18
1997	2.83	6.12
1998	2.77	6.07
1999	2.79	6
2000	2.73	5.92
2001	2.62	5.85
2002	2.54	5.77
2003	2.49	5.71
2004	2.38	5.7
2005	2.23	5.7
2006	1.96	5.68
2007	1.79	5.61
2008	1.52	5.53
2009	1.58	5.45
2010	1.57	5.36
2011	1.54	5.26
2012	1.53	5.14
2013	1.53	5.01
2014	1.48	4.89
2015	1.42	4.78
2016	1.37	4.67
2017	1.35	4.57
2018	1.29	4.49
2019	1.25	4.42
2020	1.29	4.32
2021	1.16	4.25
2022	1.15	4.18
2023	1.2	4.1
2024	1.21	4.04
2025	1.21	3.97
2026	1.21	3.91
2027	1.21	3.85
2028	1.22	3.77
2029	1.22	3.72
2030	1.23	3.67
2031	1.23	3.61
2032	1.24	3.56
2033	1.25	3.5
2034	1.25	3.45
2035	1.26	3.4
2036	1.26	3.35
2037	1.27	3.3
2038	1.28	3.25
2039	1.28	3.19
2040	1.28	3.15
2041	1.29	3.11
2042	1.29	3.07
2043	1.3	3.03
2044	1.3	3
2045	1.31	2.96
2046	1.31	2.93
2047	1.31	2.9
2048	1.32	2.87
2049	1.32	2.84
2050	1.33	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	UAE	Zambia
1960	37.8%	46%
1961	36.7%	46.2%
1962	35.8%	46.3%
1963	35.1%	46.5%
1964	34.5%	46.7%
1965	33.9%	46.9%
1966	33.2%	46.9%
1967	32.1%	47%
1968	31.2%	47.1%
1969	30.6%	47.2%
1970	29.8%	47.4%
1971	29%	47.7%
1972	28.3%	48%
1973	27.8%	48.3%
1974	27.4%	48.6%
1975	27.2%	48.8%
1976	26.9%	49.1%
1977	26.8%	49.2%
1978	26.9%	49.4%
1979	27.1%	49.5%
1980	27.4%	49.5%
1981	28%	49.4%
1982	28.8%	49.3%
1983	29.5%	49.1%
1984	30.2%	49%
1985	30.7%	48.9%
1986	31.2%	48.8%
1987	31.2%	48.7%
1988	30.9%	48.6%
1989	30.3%	48.5%
1990	29.6%	48.4%
1991	28.8%	48.3%
1992	28.1%	48.2%
1993	27.4%	48.2%
1994	26.7%	48.2%
1995	25.9%	48.2%
1996	25.2%	48.2%
1997	24.3%	48.2%
1998	23.1%	48.2%
1999	22%	48.1%
2000	20.8%	48%
2001	19.8%	47.8%
2002	18.9%	47.6%
2003	18.3%	47.4%
2004	17.8%	47.3%
2005	17.5%	47.1%
2006	17.2%	47%
2007	17%	46.8%
2008	16.9%	46.6%
2009	16.9%	46.4%
2010	16.9%	46.3%
2011	16.8%	46.1%
2012	16.8%	45.9%
2013	16.8%	45.7%
2014	16.8%	45.5%
2015	16.8%	45.2%
2016	16.8%	44.9%
2017	16.8%	44.5%
2018	16.7%	44.1%
2019	16.6%	43.8%
2020	16.6%	43.3%
2021	16.5%	42.9%
2022	16.5%	42.4%
2023	16.3%	42%
2024	16.1%	41.5%
2025	16%	41%
2026	15.9%	40.5%
2027	15.9%	40%
2028	15.9%	39.6%
2029	15.9%	39.2%
2030	16%	38.8%
2031	16.1%	38.5%
2032	16.3%	38.1%
2033	16.5%	37.8%
2034	16.7%	37.5%
2035	16.9%	37.1%
2036	17.1%	36.8%
2037	17.3%	36.5%
2038	17.5%	36.1%
2039	17.7%	35.8%
2040	17.9%	35.4%
2041	18%	35.1%
2042	18.1%	34.7%
2043	18.2%	34.4%
2044	18.3%	34%
2045	18.3%	33.7%
2046	18.3%	33.3%
2047	18.3%	33%
2048	18.3%	32.6%
2049	18.2%	32.3%
2050	18.1%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in the United Arab Emirates and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 29.6% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the United Arab Emirates and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in United Arab Emirates vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates 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
	UAE	Zambia
1960	3,418	102,335
1961	3,657	106,318
1962	3,901	110,173
1963	4,157	114,555
1964	4,410	117,197
1965	4,675	122,814
1966	4,955	127,164
1967	5,264	131,938
1968	5,588	137,315
1969	6,138	142,660
1970	6,922	149,380
1971	7,839	155,249
1972	8,818	161,648
1973	9,822	168,258
1974	10,835	174,484
1975	11,859	182,258
1976	12,876	186,762
1977	15,787	191,557
1978	18,879	194,933
1979	21,987	197,578
1980	25,005	198,817
1981	27,560	202,822
1982	29,585	207,621
1983	31,480	212,712
1984	33,250	216,695
1985	34,855	221,351
1986	36,829	224,768
1987	37,741	227,813
1988	38,861	230,118
1989	40,148	233,429
1990	41,339	235,835
1991	41,409	237,957
1992	42,119	239,953
1993	41,324	245,917
1994	42,976	252,023
1995	38,685	257,897
1996	37,886	262,468
1997	38,207	268,198
1998	41,176	275,568
1999	46,198	283,297
2000	49,993	293,186
2001	52,789	302,682
2002	55,922	316,041
2003	59,118	331,189
2004	60,344	349,352
2005	60,046	368,756
2006	54,338	387,891
2007	55,048	403,729
2008	55,426	419,560
2009	66,521	434,458
2010	69,907	448,337
2011	73,496	459,743
2012	78,682	469,406
2013	82,977	476,846
2014	84,277	483,663
2015	85,044	491,021
2016	87,028	497,521
2017	89,382	504,630
2018	86,840	515,644
2019	86,296	528,089
2020	87,871	536,484
2021	76,802	535,629
2022	81,758	563,456
2023	92,698	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: United Arab Emirates vs Zambia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the United Arab Emirates, compared to 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	UAE	Zambia
1985	19	596
1986	19	619
1987	19	630
1988	19	635
1989	19	635
1990	19	625
1991	19	611
1992	19	581
1993	19	532
1994	19	507
1995	18	466
1996	16	433
1997	14	403
1998	12	392
1999	10	378
2000	8	340
2001	7	306
2002	5	274
2003	5	250
2004	4	260
2005	4	264
2006	3	262
2007	3	324
2008	3	394
2009	3	406
2010	3	332
2011	4	291
2012	4	256
2013	4	213
2014	3	174
2015	3	154
2016	3	158
2017	3	141
2018	3	117
2019	3	103
2020	6	99
2021	6	140
2022	2	89
2023	3	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates 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
	UAE	Zambia
1960	20.1%	20.5%
1961	19%	20.1%
1962	18%	19.8%
1963	16.9%	19.5%
1964	15.8%	19.2%
1965	14.8%	19%
1966	13.7%	18.9%
1967	12.6%	18.7%
1968	11.6%	18.5%
1969	10.6%	18.3%
1970	9.62%	17.9%
1971	8.72%	17.4%
1972	7.89%	16.9%
1973	7.12%	16.3%
1974	6.43%	15.9%
1975	5.8%	15.5%
1976	5.23%	15.4%
1977	4.7%	15.3%
1978	4.22%	15.3%
1979	3.78%	15.4%
1980	3.4%	15.5%
1981	3.06%	15.6%
1982	2.77%	15.7%
1983	2.52%	15.9%
1984	2.31%	16.2%
1985	2.12%	16.6%
1986	1.97%	17%
1987	1.83%	17.3%
1988	1.71%	17.7%
1989	1.61%	17.9%
1990	1.51%	18.1%
1991	1.43%	18.1%
1992	1.37%	18.1%
1993	1.31%	17.9%
1994	1.26%	17.7%
1995	1.21%	17.3%
1996	1.18%	17%
1997	1.15%	16.7%
1998	1.12%	16.3%
1999	1.09%	15.9%
2000	1.07%	15.3%
2001	1.05%	14.4%
2002	1.03%	13.4%
2003	1.01%	12.4%
2004	1%	11.4%
2005	0.98%	10.5%
2006	0.96%	9.71%
2007	0.94%	9.14%
2008	0.92%	8.62%
2009	0.9%	8%
2010	0.88%	7.57%
2011	0.86%	7.31%
2012	0.84%	7.04%
2013	0.82%	6.72%
2014	0.79%	6.38%
2015	0.77%	6.15%
2016	0.73%	5.9%
2017	0.7%	5.61%
2018	0.67%	5.52%
2019	0.63%	5.41%
2020	0.6%	5.24%
2021	0.56%	4.92%
2022	0.53%	4.67%
2023	0.5%	4.47%