Which has higher births, by age of mother, Rwanda or Zambia?

Rwanda, at 93 births against 83 births in Zambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?

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.

Rwanda vs Zambia: Births, by age of mother

Rwanda

93 births

in 2023

Zambia

83 births

in 2023

Rwanda rank

49th

Zambia rank

51st

Births, by age of mother over time

Rwanda
Zambia

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 93 births against 83 births in Zambia, a difference of 10 births.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	110.1 births	85.5 births	24.6 births	Rwanda
1960s	117.8 births	105.8 births	12 births	Rwanda
1970s	145.1 births	125.4 births	19.7 births	Rwanda
1980s	197.1 births	173.8 births	23.3 births	Rwanda
1990s	151.1 births	149.7 births	1.4 births	Rwanda
2000s	172.7 births	125.9 births	46.8 births	Rwanda
2010s	110.6 births	134.4 births	23.8 births	Zambia
2020s	83.75 births	90.75 births	7 births	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Rwanda or Zambia?: Rwanda, at 93 births against 83 births in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Rwanda and Zambia?: 10 births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Rwanda ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st 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.