Ethiopia vs Zambia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.356 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.4654 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.2796 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.392 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.7394 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.4821 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.1893 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.0808 live births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.