Which has higher births, by age of mother, Italy or Zimbabwe?

Italy, at 41 births against 40 births in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zimbabwe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Zimbabwe: Births, by age of mother

Italy

41 births

in 2023

Zimbabwe

40 births

in 2023

Italy rank

63rd

Zimbabwe rank

64th

Births, by age of mother over time

Italy
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Italy currently reports 41 births against 40 births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1 births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Italy ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 236 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	80.8 births	123.2 births	42.4 births	Zimbabwe
1960s	133.5 births	151.5 births	18 births	Zimbabwe
1970s	158.6 births	167.2 births	8.6 births	Zimbabwe
1980s	126.3 births	157.7 births	31.4 births	Zimbabwe
1990s	13 births	108.3 births	95.3 births	Zimbabwe
2000s	0 births	63.5 births	63.5 births	Zimbabwe
2010s	3.6 births	29.9 births	26.3 births	Zimbabwe
2020s	28.75 births	37.5 births	8.75 births	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Italy or Zimbabwe?: Italy, at 41 births against 40 births in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Italy and Zimbabwe?: 1 births, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Zimbabwe rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Italy ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.