Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Rwanda
3.5 children per women
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.45 children per women
in 2023
Rwanda rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
39th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.5 children per women against 3.45 children per women in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.05 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Rwanda ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.04 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 0.2754 children per women | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 5.06 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 0.247 children per women | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 5.06 children per women | 5.05 children per women | 0.015 children per women | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 5.68 children per women | 4.7 children per women | 0.9824 children per women | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.79 children per women | 3.62 children per women | 1.17 children per women | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.73 children per women | 3.3 children per women | 1.43 children per women | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.87 children per women | 3.56 children per women | 0.313 children per women | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.59 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 0.1304 children per women | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Rwanda, at 3.5 children per women against 3.45 children per women in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.05 children per women, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Rwanda ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).