Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate
Senegal
29.42 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
32nd
Birth rate over time
- Senegal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 29.42 births per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.99 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.81 births per 1,000 people | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 1.98 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1960s | 50.15 births per 1,000 people | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 3.68 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 49.43 births per 1,000 people | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 3.16 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 45.5 births per 1,000 people | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 3.26 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 40.08 births per 1,000 people | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 6.41 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 38.13 births per 1,000 people | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 1.87 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 34.75 births per 1,000 people | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 0.0463 births per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 29.63 births per 1,000 people | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 1.17 births per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Senegal or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.41 births per 1,000 people against 29.42 births per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
- 0.99 births per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate?
- Senegal ranks 35th 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
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.