Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Rwanda
3.65 births per woman
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.67 births per woman
in 2024
Rwanda rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.67 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.24 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 8.12 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.73 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.4 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.47 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.16 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 0.2217 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.77 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 0.0382 births per woman | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.67 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Rwanda ranks 38th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.