Rwanda vs Vanuatu: Birth rate vs. death rate
Rwanda
28.35 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
28.05 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
Vanuatu rank
41st
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Rwanda
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 28.35 births per 1,000 people against 28.05 births per 1,000 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.3 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.33 births per 1,000 people | 43.67 births per 1,000 people | 12.66 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 49.27 births per 1,000 people | 43.46 births per 1,000 people | 5.81 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 50.26 births per 1,000 people | 41.14 births per 1,000 people | 9.13 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 49.96 births per 1,000 people | 40.62 births per 1,000 people | 9.34 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 42.02 births per 1,000 people | 35.74 births per 1,000 people | 6.29 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 31.91 births per 1,000 people | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 32.41 births per 1,000 people | 32.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.0972 births per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 29.15 births per 1,000 people | 29 births per 1,000 people | 0.1548 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Rwanda or Vanuatu?
- Rwanda, at 28.35 births per 1,000 people against 28.05 births per 1,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Rwanda and Vanuatu?
- 0.3 births per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Vanuatu rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Rwanda ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.