Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total
Samoa
3.83 births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 births per woman
in 2023
Samoa rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
36th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.83 births per woman against 3.72 births per woman in Zimbabwe, 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 Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.68 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 0.1432 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.5 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 0.395 births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.78 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 0.4526 births per woman | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.41 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 0.5771 births per woman | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.35 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 0.4117 births per woman | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.91 births per woman | 3.75 births per woman | 0.161 births per woman | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Samoa, at 3.83 births per woman against 3.72 births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.11 births per woman, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Samoa ranks 33rd 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