Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate

Equatorial Guinea
29.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
32nd

Birth rate over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.81 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 41.54 births per 1,000 people 48.83 births per 1,000 people 7.29 births per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1960s 40.64 births per 1,000 people 46.47 births per 1,000 people 5.83 births per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1970s 42.94 births per 1,000 people 46.27 births per 1,000 people 3.33 births per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1980s 44.74 births per 1,000 people 42.24 births per 1,000 people 2.5 births per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
1990s 44.04 births per 1,000 people 33.66 births per 1,000 people 10.38 births per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2000s 39.78 births per 1,000 people 36.26 births per 1,000 people 3.52 births per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 34.92 births per 1,000 people 34.71 births per 1,000 people 0.2097 births per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2020s 30.45 births per 1,000 people 30.8 births per 1,000 people 0.3577 births per 1,000 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 29.6 births per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.81 births per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth 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

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