Europe & Central Asia vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total
Europe & Central Asia
1.55 births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 births per woman
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.67 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2.12 births per woman.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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 | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 4.43 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.38 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 2.11 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 3.78 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.72 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.61 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.74 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.62 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Europe & Central Asia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.67 births per woman against 1.55 births per woman in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Europe & Central Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 2.12 births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.