Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 57.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Zambia, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 57.37 for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 74 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.43, in 1969.
That places Zambia 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 16.43 | — |
| 1980 | 39.01 | +137.5% |
| 1990 | 31.91 | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 55.8 | +74.9% |
| 1998 | 57 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 50.96 | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 44.93 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 74 | +64.7% |
| 2006 | 72.77 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 71.53 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 70.3 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 64.7 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 59.1 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 69.5 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 61.18 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 52.86 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 44.54 | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 50.51 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 56.48 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 52.3 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 52.4 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.63 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 54.15 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 54 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.37 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 57.37 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.43 | 16.43 | 16.43 | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.01 | 39.01 | 39.01 | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.92 | 31.91 | 57 | 4 |
| 2000s | 66.37 | 44.93 | 74 | 6 |
| 2010s | 56.32 | 44.54 | 69.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.31 | 54 | 57.37 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Zambia was 57.37 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.43 in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.