Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 3.67 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 3.67 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.23 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.63 births per woman, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 births per woman | 7.04 births per woman | 7.23 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.89 births per woman | 5.07 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.33 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 4.88 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 births per woman | 3.63 births per woman | 4.01 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 3.77 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 3.76 births per woman compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 3.7 births per woman compare
- 36 Eritrea 3.68 births per woman compare
- 38 Rwanda 3.65 births per woman compare
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 3.6 births per woman compare
- 40 Gabon 3.59 births per woman 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)
- Natural population growth rate 2.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Zimbabwe?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Zimbabwe was 3.67 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.23 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 births per woman in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Zimbabwe ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.