Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Eritrea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.68 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Eritrea ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 0.691 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 0.2488 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 6.57 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 0.6734 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.95 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.01 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.26 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 0.3197 births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 0.059 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 Zimbabwe?
- Eritrea, at 3.68 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Eritrea ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β 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.