Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total

Guinea-Bissau
3.76 births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 births per woman
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
37th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.76 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.97 births per woman 7.18 births per woman 1.21 births per woman Zimbabwe
1970s 6.17 births per woman 6.82 births per woman 0.6539 births per woman Zimbabwe
1980s 6.67 births per woman 5.89 births per woman 0.7716 births per woman Guinea-Bissau
1990s 6.23 births per woman 4.33 births per woman 1.9 births per woman Guinea-Bissau
2000s 5.49 births per woman 3.83 births per woman 1.66 births per woman Guinea-Bissau
2010s 4.68 births per woman 3.94 births per woman 0.7401 births per woman Guinea-Bissau
2020s 3.92 births per woman 3.74 births per woman 0.1786 births per woman Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.76 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
0.09 births per woman, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 218 countries.
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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.