Birth rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Birth rate was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Zimbabwe stood at 30.41 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 50.29 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 30.41 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 47.65 births per 1,000 people | 50.29 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 45.52 births per 1,000 people | 47.49 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 45.54 births per 1,000 people | 46.77 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 36.39 births per 1,000 people | 46.31 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 31.66 births per 1,000 people | 35.62 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 35.2 births per 1,000 people | 37.52 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 31.12 births per 1,000 people | 38.14 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 30.41 births per 1,000 people | 30.99 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 29 Congo 30.63 births per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 30.6 births per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Gambia 30.43 births per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 30.04 births per 1,000 people compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 29.6 births per 1,000 people compare
- 35 Senegal 29.42 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.49 million people (2100)
- Population density 96.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.67 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 9,240 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.67 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.67 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Zimbabwe?
- Birth rate in Zimbabwe was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 50.29 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for birth rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.