Eritrea vs Rwanda: Birth rate
Eritrea
28.54 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
28.35 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Rwanda rank
39th
Birth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 28.54 births per 1,000 people against 28.35 births per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.11 births per 1,000 people | 56.33 births per 1,000 people | 10.22 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 47.68 births per 1,000 people | 49.27 births per 1,000 people | 1.59 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 45.87 births per 1,000 people | 50.26 births per 1,000 people | 4.4 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 44.64 births per 1,000 people | 49.96 births per 1,000 people | 5.32 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 41.7 births per 1,000 people | 42.02 births per 1,000 people | 0.3243 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 36.02 births per 1,000 people | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 4.17 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 31.06 births per 1,000 people | 32.41 births per 1,000 people | 1.35 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 28.73 births per 1,000 people | 29.15 births per 1,000 people | 0.427 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Eritrea, at 28.54 births per 1,000 people against 28.35 births per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for birth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Rwanda ranks 39th 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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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.