Fertility rate, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total was 3.67 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Zimbabwe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 3.67 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.23 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.63 births per woman, in 2006.
Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 health data for Zimbabwe
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 232,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Zimbabwe?
- Fertility rate, total in Zimbabwe was 3.67 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.23 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 births per woman in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for fertility rate, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.