Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Eritrea
3.68 births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 births per woman
in 2024
Eritrea rank
36th
Zimbabwe rank
37th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Eritrea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 3.68 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Eritrea ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 6.49 births per woman 7.18 births per woman 0.691 births per woman Zimbabwe
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 3.8 births per woman 3.74 births per woman 0.059 births per woman Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
Eritrea, at 3.68 births per woman against 3.67 births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
0.01 births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Eritrea ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
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The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.