Eritrea vs Rwanda: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.68 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 births per woman | 8.24 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 8.12 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 7.73 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 0.4475 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 5.47 births per woman | 0.4523 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 4.16 births per woman | 0.098 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.77 births per woman | 0.0208 births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Eritrea, at 3.68 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Eritrea ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.