Ethiopia vs Zambia: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.04 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.13 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.4654 births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 7.04 births per woman | 7.32 births per woman | 0.2796 births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 6.92 births per woman | 0.392 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 births per woman | 6.25 births per woman | 0.7394 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.4821 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.1893 births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.09 births per woman | 4.18 births per woman | 0.09 births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.04 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.13 births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.