Ethiopia vs Zambia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.356 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.4654 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.2796 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.392 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.7394 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.4821 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.1893 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.0808 live births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.