Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate: births per woman
Senegal
3.82 live births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Senegal rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Senegal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.82 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Senegal ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.2597 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.0288 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.26 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 0.4387 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.91 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.19 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.75 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 0.8077 live births per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 0.1528 live births per woman | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Senegal or Zimbabwe?
- Senegal, at 3.82 live births per woman against 3.72 live births per woman in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1 live births per woman, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Senegal ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.