Ethiopia vs Zambia: Fertility rate, total
Ethiopia
3.99 births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
27th
Zambia rank
24th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 births per woman against 3.99 births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.11 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.13 births per woman | 4.21 births per woman | 0.0808 births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 births per woman against 3.99 births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.11 births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 24th 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