Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate, crude

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
13.83 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
29.89 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
31st

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 29.89 per 1,000 people against 13.83 per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.06 per 1,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 29.38 per 1,000 people 46.47 per 1,000 people 17.09 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1970s 25.67 per 1,000 people 46.27 per 1,000 people 20.59 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1980s 24.41 per 1,000 people 42.24 per 1,000 people 17.83 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1990s 19.36 per 1,000 people 33.66 per 1,000 people 14.3 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2000s 16.31 per 1,000 people 36.26 per 1,000 people 19.95 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2010s 16.88 per 1,000 people 34.71 per 1,000 people 17.82 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2020s 14.65 per 1,000 people 30.62 per 1,000 people 15.97 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 29.89 per 1,000 people against 13.83 per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
16.06 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.