Rwanda vs Upper middle income: Fertility rate, total
Rwanda
3.65 births per woman
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.52 births per woman
in 2024
Rwanda rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
37th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Rwanda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.65 births per woman against 1.52 births per woman in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.13 births per woman.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 217 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.24 births per woman | 5.72 births per woman | 2.52 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.12 births per woman | 4.39 births per woman | 3.73 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.73 births per woman | 3.22 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.4 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 4.11 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.47 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 3.48 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.16 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.77 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Rwanda or Upper middle income?
- Rwanda, at 3.65 births per woman against 1.52 births per woman in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 2.13 births per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Upper middle income rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Rwanda ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 217 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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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.