Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth

Guinea-Bissau
2.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2.3%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
33rd

Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Zimbabwe
11.522.533.5195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 1.8% 3.3% 1.5% Zimbabwe
1960s 1.5% 3.4% 1.9% Zimbabwe
1970s 1.8% 3.5% 1.7% Zimbabwe
1980s 2.6% 3.3% 0.7% Zimbabwe
1990s 2.5% 2.1% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.7% 2.0% 0.7% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 2.6% 2.5% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 2.3% 2.3% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2.3% against 2.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Unit
%
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

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.