Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 4.22 births per woman in Guinea and 3.72 births per woman in Zimbabwe, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea, by 0.49 births per woman, or 1.13 times that in Zimbabwe.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Guinea has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
In 2023, Guinea ranked 20 and Zimbabwe ranked 36 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea at 1.99 births per woman and Zimbabwe at 1.98 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Guinea	Zimbabwe	World
2023	4.22	3.72	2.25
2022	4.3	3.77	2.27
2021	4.4	3.77	2.29
2020	4.49	3.75	2.32
2019	4.58	3.75	2.4
2018	4.67	3.74	2.44
2017	4.79	3.77	2.5
2016	4.92	3.83	2.54
2015	5	3.91	2.54
2014	5.07	4.01	2.56
2013	5.15	4.11	2.57
2012	5.23	4.13	2.61
2011	5.34	4.13	2.59
2010	5.44	4.04	2.6
2009	5.53	3.95	2.62
2008	5.6	3.78	2.63
2007	5.66	3.68	2.62
2006	5.7	3.64	2.63
2005	5.73	3.69	2.63
2004	5.73	3.78	2.65
2003	5.74	3.86	2.66
2002	5.78	3.93	2.68
2001	5.83	3.98	2.71
2000	5.92	4.01	2.75
1999	5.99	4.06	2.75
1998	6.05	4.07	2.78
1997	6.12	4.08	2.81
1996	6.21	4.11	2.85
1995	6.29	4.15	2.89
1994	6.36	4.28	2.93
1993	6.41	4.39	2.98
1992	6.45	4.57	3.04
1991	6.48	4.72	3.13
1990	6.52	4.88	3.31
1989	6.55	5.07	3.35
1988	6.56	5.28	3.39
1987	6.57	5.5	3.48
1986	6.55	5.69	3.5
1985	6.53	5.87	3.51
1984	6.51	6.04	3.55
1983	6.49	6.2	3.58
1982	6.49	6.33	3.71
1981	6.46	6.45	3.71
1980	6.46	6.52	3.74
1979	6.45	6.59	3.77
1978	6.44	6.66	3.79
1977	6.43	6.71	3.85
1976	6.4	6.77	3.97
1975	6.37	6.83	4.08
1974	6.34	6.88	4.26
1973	6.31	6.94	4.42
1972	6.28	6.94	4.55
1971	6.26	6.94	4.68
1970	6.24	6.98	4.83
1969	6.23	7.04	4.87
1968	6.21	7.11	4.96
1967	6.2	7.16	4.85
1966	6.19	7.2	4.96
1965	6.18	7.23	5.07
1964	6.17	7.23	5.12
1963	6.15	7.23	5.31
1962	6.14	7.23	5.02
1961	6.13	7.21	4.57
1960	6.11	7.19	4.7
1959	6.1	7.17	4.74
1958	6.08	7.16	4.93
1957	6.07	7.14	5.07
1956	6.05	7.12	4.93
1955	6.04	7.1	5
1954	6.02	7.09	5
1953	6.01	7.08	4.92
1952	5.99	7.07	5
1951	5.98	7.06	4.82
1950	5.97	7.04	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guinea	Zimbabwe	World
2024	4.133.23–4.89	3.673.18–4.21	2.25
2025	4.043.07–4.86	3.623.07–4.21	2.24
2026	3.962.92–4.85	3.572.97–4.22	2.23
2027	3.892.74–4.82	3.522.87–4.24	2.22
2028	3.812.62–4.8	3.472.79–4.21	2.21
2029	3.732.51–4.8	3.432.7–4.23	2.2
2030	3.662.39–4.76	3.382.59–4.24	2.2
2031	3.592.31–4.78	3.332.52–4.23	2.19
2032	3.522.21–4.73	3.292.44–4.23	2.18
2033	3.452.1–4.71	3.252.37–4.22	2.17
2034	3.382.05–4.68	3.212.29–4.18	2.16
2035	3.321.99–4.64	3.172.23–4.19	2.15
2036	3.271.94–4.6	3.132.16–4.15	2.15
2037	3.211.92–4.53	3.092.12–4.1	2.14
2038	3.161.87–4.53	3.062.07–4.08	2.13
2039	3.121.85–4.51	3.022.02–4.1	2.13
2040	3.071.82–4.49	2.991.98–4.07	2.13
2041	3.021.78–4.5	2.961.95–4.05	2.12
2042	2.981.75–4.46	2.931.92–4.05	2.12
2043	2.941.69–4.41	2.91.88–4.07	2.12
2044	2.91.68–4.4	2.871.85–4.03	2.12
2045	2.861.67–4.34	2.841.83–4	2.12
2046	2.821.64–4.32	2.811.81–4.02	2.11
2047	2.791.63–4.33	2.781.78–3.99	2.11
2048	2.761.59–4.28	2.751.76–3.97	2.11
2049	2.731.58–4.26	2.721.73–4	2.1
2050	2.71.57–4.26	2.71.66–3.96	2.1
2051	2.671.55–4.22	2.671.67–3.91	2.09
2052	2.651.54–4.17	2.641.67–3.9	2.09
2053	2.631.52–4.14	2.621.62–3.83	2.08
2054	2.61.52–4.1	2.591.62–3.83	2.07
2055	2.571.49–4.12	2.571.59–3.79	2.07
2056	2.551.48–4.06	2.551.55–3.79	2.06
2057	2.531.47–4.07	2.531.53–3.78	2.05
2058	2.511.47–4.07	2.511.51–3.76	2.04
2059	2.481.43–4.05	2.481.5–3.78	2.04
2060	2.461.42–4.03	2.461.47–3.74	2.03
2061	2.441.4–4.01	2.441.49–3.69	2.02
2062	2.421.37–3.99	2.421.48–3.7	2.02
2063	2.41.38–3.96	2.41.44–3.68	2.01
2064	2.391.37–3.89	2.381.44–3.68	2
2065	2.371.36–3.85	2.371.42–3.64	2
2066	2.351.33–3.86	2.351.41–3.6	1.99
2067	2.341.32–3.85	2.331.39–3.61	1.98
2068	2.321.31–3.83	2.311.37–3.62	1.98
2069	2.311.3–3.82	2.31.38–3.58	1.97
2070	2.31.28–3.83	2.281.36–3.55	1.97
2071	2.281.27–3.83	2.271.37–3.53	1.96
2072	2.271.26–3.85	2.251.35–3.5	1.96
2073	2.261.27–3.8	2.241.35–3.5	1.95
2074	2.241.26–3.82	2.231.35–3.48	1.95
2075	2.231.23–3.84	2.221.34–3.44	1.94
2076	2.221.23–3.81	2.21.31–3.46	1.94
2077	2.211.22–3.78	2.191.29–3.41	1.94
2078	2.191.21–3.8	2.181.31–3.4	1.93
2079	2.181.22–3.73	2.161.29–3.37	1.93
2080	2.171.24–3.73	2.151.27–3.4	1.92
2081	2.161.22–3.68	2.141.25–3.39	1.92
2082	2.151.23–3.67	2.131.25–3.37	1.91
2083	2.141.24–3.67	2.121.26–3.36	1.91
2084	2.131.22–3.65	2.111.25–3.35	1.91
2085	2.121.22–3.62	2.11.25–3.33	1.9
2086	2.111.21–3.6	2.091.24–3.34	1.9
2087	2.11.2–3.6	2.081.23–3.3	1.89
2088	2.091.2–3.61	2.071.24–3.29	1.89
2089	2.081.2–3.57	2.061.24–3.31	1.88
2090	2.071.17–3.53	2.051.23–3.35	1.88
2091	2.061.18–3.51	2.041.23–3.33	1.88
2092	2.051.18–3.49	2.031.22–3.32	1.87
2093	2.041.16–3.48	2.021.19–3.26	1.87
2094	2.041.17–3.45	2.021.19–3.29	1.86
2095	2.031.15–3.41	2.011.17–3.26	1.86
2096	2.021.14–3.41	21.17–3.21	1.85
2097	2.011.15–3.41	21.18–3.22	1.85
2098	2.011.14–3.39	1.991.19–3.2	1.85
2099	21.13–3.31	1.981.18–3.17	1.84
2100	1.991.13–3.29	1.981.2–3.17	1.84

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The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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