Upper middle income vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total
Upper middle income
1.52 births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 births per woman
in 2024
Upper middle income rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Upper middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.67 births per woman against 1.52 births per woman in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.15 births per woman.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 37th 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 | Upper middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.72 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 4.39 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 3.22 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.28 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.98 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.95 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Upper middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.67 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 Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 2.15 births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Upper middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Upper middle income ranks 37th 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.