Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate
Guinea-Bissau
30.04 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
32nd
Birth rate over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 30.04 births per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.37 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd 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 | 45.47 births per 1,000 people | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 3.36 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 42.22 births per 1,000 people | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 4.25 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 41.5 births per 1,000 people | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 4.76 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 47.96 births per 1,000 people | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 5.72 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 44.19 births per 1,000 people | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 10.52 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 40.67 births per 1,000 people | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 4.41 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 35.38 births per 1,000 people | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 0.6675 births per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 30.72 births per 1,000 people | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.0855 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Guinea-Bissau or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 30.04 births per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
- 0.37 births per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe 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 birth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd 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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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.