Fertility rate: births per woman in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Rwanda, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Rwanda is 3.7 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Rwanda peaked at 8.29 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 3.7 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 8.22 live births per woman | 8.15 live births per woman | 8.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.24 live births per woman | 8.18 live births per woman | 8.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.12 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 8.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.73 live births per woman | 7.03 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 4.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.578 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.1003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 58.69 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 46.54 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.5889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 65.15 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.0437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Rwanda?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Rwanda was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Rwanda ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.