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Total fertility rate
Zimbabwe — 38 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8 children born/woman (1990) |
| 1991 | 5.6 children born/woman (1991) |
| 1992 | 5.4 children born/woman (1992) |
| 1992 | The average number of children that would be born per |
| 1993 | 5.26 children born/woman (1993 est.) |
| 1994 | 5.1 children born/woman (1994 est.) |
| 1995 | 4.93 children born/woman (1995 est.) |
| 1996 | 4.09 children born/woman (1996 est.) |
| 1997 | 3.94 children born/woman (1997 est.) |
| 1998 | 3.86 children born/woman (1998 est.) |
| 1998 | This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation |
| 1999 | 3.71 children born/woman (1999 est.) |
| 2000 | 3.34 children born/woman (2000 est.) |
| 2001 | 3.28 children born/woman (2001 est.) |
| 2002 | 3.21 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 3.66 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 3.6 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| 2005 | 3.54 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
| 2006 | 3.13 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| 2007 | 3.08 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 3.72 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
| 2009 | 3.69 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 |
| 2010 | 3.66 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 |
| 2011 | 3.63 children born/woman (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2012 | 3.61 children born/woman (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 |
| 2013 | 3.58 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 |
| 2014 | 3.56 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2015 | 3.53 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 45 |
| 2016 | 3.5 children born/woman (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2017 | 3.98 children born/woman (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 37 |
| 2018 | 3.97 children born/woman (2018 est.) |
| 2019 | 3.97 children born/woman (2018 est.) |
| 2020 | 3.93 children born/woman (2020 est.) |
| 2021 | 3.91 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| 2022 | 3.89 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| 2023 | 3.51 children born/woman (2023 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.47 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| 2025 | 3.42 children born/woman (2025 est.) |