Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 3.72 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.72
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
36th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.23
in 1962
All-time low
3.63
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe stood at 3.72.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.23 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.63, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.04 | — |
| 1951 | 7.06 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 7.07 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 7.08 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 7.09 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 7.1 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 7.12 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 7.14 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 7.16 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.17 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.2 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 7.21 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 7.23 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 7.23 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.23 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.23 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.2 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 7.16 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 7.11 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 7.04 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 6.98 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 6.94 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 6.94 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.94 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.88 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 6.83 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.77 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.71 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.66 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.59 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 6.52 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.45 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.33 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 6.2 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 6.04 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.87 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 5.69 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.5 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 5.28 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 5.07 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 4.88 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 4.71 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.57 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 4.39 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 4.28 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.15 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.11 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.08 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.07 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.06 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.01 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.98 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.92 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.86 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.78 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.69 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.63 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.68 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.78 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.95 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.04 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.13 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.13 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.11 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.01 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.91 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.83 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.77 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.74 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.75 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.75 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.77 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.77 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.72 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.1 | 7.04 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.18 | 7.04 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 | 6.59 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.89 | 5.07 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.33 | 4.06 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.63 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 | 3.74 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.72 | 3.77 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.59 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe was 3.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.23 in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Zimbabwe ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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