Eritrea vs Rwanda: Fertility rate: births per woman
Eritrea
3.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Eritrea rank
38th
Rwanda rank
39th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Eritrea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.71 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Eritrea ranks 38th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 8.22 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 8.24 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 6.58 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 6.57 live births per woman | 7.73 live births per woman | 1.16 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.95 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.4475 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 0.4523 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.26 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | 0.098 live births per woman | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.82 live births per woman | 3.81 live births per woman | 0.0172 live births per woman | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Eritrea or Rwanda?
- Eritrea, at 3.71 live births per woman against 3.7 live births per woman in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Eritrea ranks 38th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 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.