Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total
Eritrea
3.71 births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
36th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Eritrea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.72 births per woman against 3.71 births per woman in Eritrea, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.82 births per woman | 3.75 births per woman | 0.0722 births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.72 births per woman against 3.71 births per woman in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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