Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brazil vs Zimbabwe population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Zimbabwe
1960	6.05	7.2
1961	6.02	7.21
1962	5.98	7.23
1963	5.93	7.23
1964	5.82	7.23
1965	5.68	7.23
1966	5.52	7.2
1967	5.34	7.16
1968	5.17	7.11
1969	5.04	7.04
1970	4.93	6.98
1971	4.84	6.94
1972	4.74	6.94
1973	4.64	6.94
1974	4.5	6.88
1975	4.42	6.83
1976	4.34	6.77
1977	4.27	6.71
1978	4.2	6.66
1979	4.12	6.59
1980	4.04	6.52
1981	3.94	6.45
1982	3.84	6.33
1983	3.72	6.2
1984	3.6	6.04
1985	3.48	5.87
1986	3.36	5.69
1987	3.23	5.5
1988	3.11	5.28
1989	3.01	5.07
1990	2.9	4.88
1991	2.81	4.72
1992	2.71	4.57
1993	2.66	4.39
1994	2.6	4.28
1995	2.57	4.15
1996	2.51	4.11
1997	2.47	4.08
1998	2.42	4.07
1999	2.34	4.06
2000	2.25	4.01
2001	2.16	3.98
2002	2.08	3.93
2003	2.01	3.86
2004	1.97	3.78
2005	1.94	3.69
2006	1.9	3.64
2007	1.85	3.68
2008	1.82	3.78
2009	1.8	3.95
2010	1.79	4.04
2011	1.78	4.13
2012	1.77	4.13
2013	1.76	4.11
2014	1.78	4.01
2015	1.78	3.91
2016	1.73	3.83
2017	1.74	3.77
2018	1.74	3.74
2019	1.71	3.75
2020	1.65	3.75
2021	1.64	3.77
2022	1.63	3.77
2023	1.62	3.72
2024	1.61	3.67
2025	1.6	3.62
2026	1.59	3.57
2027	1.58	3.52
2028	1.58	3.47
2029	1.58	3.43
2030	1.58	3.38
2031	1.57	3.33
2032	1.57	3.29
2033	1.57	3.25
2034	1.57	3.21
2035	1.57	3.17
2036	1.57	3.13
2037	1.57	3.09
2038	1.57	3.06
2039	1.57	3.02
2040	1.57	2.99
2041	1.57	2.96
2042	1.57	2.93
2043	1.57	2.9
2044	1.57	2.87
2045	1.57	2.84
2046	1.57	2.81
2047	1.56	2.78
2048	1.56	2.75
2049	1.56	2.72
2050	1.56	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Zimbabwe
1960	44.2%	47.3%
1961	44.3%	47.7%
1962	44.4%	48.1%
1963	44.5%	48.5%
1964	44.4%	48.8%
1965	44.2%	48.7%
1966	44%	48.6%
1967	43.8%	48.5%
1968	43.4%	48.5%
1969	43%	48.4%
1970	42.7%	48.3%
1971	42.2%	48.2%
1972	41.8%	48.2%
1973	41.4%	48.1%
1974	40.9%	48.1%
1975	40.5%	48.1%
1976	40%	48.2%
1977	39.6%	48.3%
1978	39.1%	48.5%
1979	38.8%	48.8%
1980	38.4%	48.7%
1981	38.1%	48.4%
1982	37.9%	48.3%
1983	37.7%	48.2%
1984	37.4%	48.1%
1985	37.2%	48%
1986	36.9%	47.9%
1987	36.6%	47.9%
1988	36.3%	47.9%
1989	35.9%	47.6%
1990	35.5%	47.1%
1991	35%	46.6%
1992	34.5%	46.8%
1993	34%	47.1%
1994	33.4%	46.6%
1995	32.8%	45.9%
1996	32.2%	45%
1997	31.6%	44%
1998	31%	43.1%
1999	30.5%	42.4%
2000	29.9%	41.9%
2001	29.3%	41.5%
2002	28.7%	41.4%
2003	28.2%	41.5%
2004	27.6%	41.7%
2005	27.1%	41.9%
2006	26.6%	42%
2007	26.1%	42.1%
2008	25.7%	42.4%
2009	25.2%	42.7%
2010	24.7%	43%
2011	24.2%	43.4%
2012	23.7%	43.7%
2013	23.3%	43.9%
2014	22.8%	43.9%
2015	22.4%	43.8%
2016	22%	43.6%
2017	21.7%	43.3%
2018	21.4%	42.9%
2019	21.1%	42.5%
2020	20.8%	42.2%
2021	20.5%	41.9%
2022	20.2%	41.6%
2023	19.9%	41.3%
2024	19.7%	40.9%
2025	19.4%	40.3%
2026	19.1%	39.6%
2027	18.8%	39%
2028	18.5%	38.4%
2029	18.2%	37.8%
2030	17.9%	37.4%
2031	17.7%	37%
2032	17.4%	36.8%
2033	17.1%	36.5%
2034	16.9%	36.3%
2035	16.6%	36.1%
2036	16.4%	35.8%
2037	16.2%	35.6%
2038	16.1%	35.3%
2039	15.9%	35.1%
2040	15.8%	34.8%
2041	15.6%	34.6%
2042	15.5%	34.3%
2043	15.4%	34.1%
2044	15.3%	33.8%
2045	15.2%	33.5%
2046	15.1%	33.2%
2047	15%	32.9%
2048	14.9%	32.6%
2049	14.8%	32.2%
2050	14.6%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil	Zimbabwe
1960	2,190,392	126,959
1961	2,240,178	131,531
1962	2,286,666	136,317
1963	2,326,400	140,984
1964	2,338,478	145,848
1965	2,336,415	151,164
1966	2,325,332	156,014
1967	2,307,560	161,205
1968	2,301,561	166,865
1969	2,324,190	172,626
1970	2,362,073	178,979
1971	2,407,319	185,427
1972	2,454,698	193,725
1973	2,501,309	201,885
1974	2,524,254	208,806
1975	2,585,130	216,947
1976	2,648,647	221,419
1977	2,715,328	225,139
1978	2,778,815	222,979
1979	2,836,759	223,657
1980	2,887,768	241,179
1981	2,928,262	271,361
1982	2,948,552	279,934
1983	2,952,335	286,545
1984	2,931,496	290,052
1985	2,912,908	290,756
1986	2,880,440	289,894
1987	2,825,485	286,766
1988	2,768,082	277,498
1989	2,717,923	270,838
1990	2,652,959	265,444
1991	2,606,167	260,943
1992	2,547,698	255,291
1993	2,545,874	228,045
1994	2,532,951	216,343
1995	2,546,195	206,695
1996	2,530,690	205,269
1997	2,531,758	216,288
1998	2,514,728	225,614
1999	2,450,869	232,393
2000	2,372,043	236,343
2001	2,291,210	227,909
2002	2,207,017	244,170
2003	2,128,819	243,057
2004	2,108,072	248,307
2005	2,083,281	248,545
2006	2,026,119	248,963
2007	1,970,372	261,805
2008	1,908,051	280,527
2009	1,878,542	309,316
2010	1,847,336	335,570
2011	1,815,758	359,572
2012	1,782,516	371,135
2013	1,758,716	374,757
2014	1,757,948	366,350
2015	1,742,275	356,203
2016	1,609,488	348,772
2017	1,610,402	344,035
2018	1,583,935	345,883
2019	1,472,104	348,798
2020	1,146,174	354,790
2021	919,507	349,908
2022	1,054,897	371,243
2023	1,107,434	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Zimbabwe
1985	186	573
1986	176	525
1987	167	480
1988	161	431
1989	150	382
1990	140	353
1991	128	332
1992	118	333
1993	113	331
1994	108	332
1995	103	332
1996	98	352
1997	92	357
1998	84	368
1999	75	399
2000	69	405
2001	66	467
2002	66	418
2003	67	455
2004	70	451
2005	71	454
2006	72	480
2007	73	519
2008	71	526
2009	69	540
2010	66	567
2011	62	564
2012	60	558
2013	61	525
2014	63	468
2015	63	428
2016	64	411
2017	61	389
2018	62	386
2019	65	388
2020	85	380
2021	128	446
2022	104	368
2023	67	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	Zimbabwe
1960	16.9%	15.2%
1961	16.5%	14.8%
1962	16%	14.4%
1963	15.6%	14%
1964	15.2%	13.5%
1965	14.9%	13.1%
1966	14.5%	12.7%
1967	14.2%	12.4%
1968	13.9%	12.1%
1969	13.6%	11.8%
1970	13.2%	11.7%
1971	12.9%	11.5%
1972	12.6%	11.5%
1973	12.2%	11.4%
1974	11.9%	11.4%
1975	11.6%	11.4%
1976	11.2%	11.5%
1977	10.8%	11.5%
1978	10.4%	11.5%
1979	10%	11.3%
1980	9.57%	11.1%
1981	9.14%	10.7%
1982	8.73%	10.1%
1983	8.34%	9.5%
1984	7.98%	8.87%
1985	7.67%	8.31%
1986	7.38%	7.86%
1987	7.11%	7.61%
1988	6.84%	7.55%
1989	6.58%	7.69%
1990	6.31%	7.97%
1991	6.02%	8.33%
1992	5.72%	8.73%
1993	5.41%	9.16%
1994	5.09%	9.52%
1995	4.77%	9.83%
1996	4.47%	10%
1997	4.19%	10.1%
1998	3.93%	10%
1999	3.68%	9.92%
2000	3.45%	9.83%
2001	3.22%	9.79%
2002	3.01%	8.48%
2003	2.81%	8.85%
2004	2.63%	9.17%
2005	2.46%	9.23%
2006	2.31%	9.4%
2007	2.17%	9.47%
2008	2.05%	9.34%
2009	1.95%	9.03%
2010	1.86%	8.5%
2011	1.79%	7.88%
2012	1.72%	7.14%
2013	1.67%	6.55%
2014	1.63%	6.18%
2015	1.6%	5.98%
2016	1.68%	5.69%
2017	1.54%	5.5%
2018	1.52%	5.23%
2019	1.5%	5.11%
2020	1.49%	5.01%
2021	1.47%	4.76%
2022	1.46%	4.6%
2023	1.44%	4.42%