Ethiopia vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Ethiopia
3.99 live births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.11 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.356 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1960s | 6.62 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.4654 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1970s | 7.04 live births per woman | 7.32 live births per woman | 0.2796 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 0.392 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 0.7394 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.4821 live births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 0.1893 live births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.0808 live births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 live births per woman against 3.99 live births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 0.11 live births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.