Fertility rate estimates and projections in Zimbabwe
The total fertility rate in Zimbabwe was 3.72 births per woman in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2007.
Zimbabwe, 2023 (latest estimate)
3.72
Change from 2022
−1.2%
Projection for 2030
3.38 births per woman
Projection for 2050
2.69 births per woman
Projection for 2100
1.97 births per woman
Position in 2023
36th of 216
Fertility rate estimates and projections in Zimbabwe over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Live births per woman. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 1.97 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 2.01 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 2.05 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 2.10 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 2.15 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 2.21 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 2.28 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 2.37 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 2.46 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 2.57 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 2.69 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 2.84 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 2.99 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 3.17 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 3.38 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 3.62 births per womanf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 3.72 births per woman |
| 2022 | 3.77 births per woman |
| 2021 | 3.77 births per woman |
| 2020 | 3.75 births per woman |
| 2019 | 3.75 births per woman |
| 2018 | 3.74 births per woman |
| 2017 | 3.77 births per woman |
| 2016 | 3.83 births per woman |
| 2015 | 3.91 births per woman |
| 2014 | 4.01 births per woman |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.2% from 3.77 births per woman in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4.11 births per woman, the figure has changed by −9.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Zimbabwe has the 36th highest value.
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16,340,822 people
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Median age estimates and projections
17.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.68%
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Population
16,950,795 people
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Population growth
1.88%
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Population aged 65 and over
3.6%
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