Eritrea vs Rwanda: Fertility rate, total
Eritrea
3.71 births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda
3.7 births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
37th
Rwanda rank
38th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.71 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.82 births per woman | 3.81 births per woman | 0.0172 births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Eritrea, at 3.71 births per woman against 3.7 births per woman in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release