What is birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 50.29 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Zimbabwe rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zimbabwe: Birth rate vs. death rate was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

30.41 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

32nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

50.29 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

30.41 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 30.41 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 50.29 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 30.41 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	48.83 births per 1,000 people	47.65 births per 1,000 people	50.29 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	46.47 births per 1,000 people	45.52 births per 1,000 people	47.49 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	46.27 births per 1,000 people	45.54 births per 1,000 people	46.77 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	42.24 births per 1,000 people	36.39 births per 1,000 people	46.31 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	33.66 births per 1,000 people	31.66 births per 1,000 people	35.62 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	36.26 births per 1,000 people	35.2 births per 1,000 people	37.52 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	34.71 births per 1,000 people	31.12 births per 1,000 people	38.14 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	30.8 births per 1,000 people	30.41 births per 1,000 people	30.99 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

29 Congo 30.63 births per 1,000 people compare
30 Sierra Leone 30.6 births per 1,000 people compare
31 Gambia 30.43 births per 1,000 people compare
33 Guinea-Bissau 30.04 births per 1,000 people compare
34 Equatorial Guinea 29.6 births per 1,000 people compare
35 Senegal 29.42 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Zimbabwe

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)

All data for Zimbabwe →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Zimbabwe was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 50.29 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Zimbabwe rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.