Fertility & birth rates in Brunei and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Brunei vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brunei was 1.75 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 Brunei 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
	Brunei	Zimbabwe
1960	7.32	7.2
1961	7.19	7.21
1962	7.03	7.23
1963	6.89	7.23
1964	6.77	7.23
1965	6.65	7.23
1966	6.51	7.2
1967	6.37	7.16
1968	6.2	7.11
1969	6.01	7.04
1970	5.8	6.98
1971	5.62	6.94
1972	5.5	6.94
1973	5.36	6.94
1974	5.18	6.88
1975	4.99	6.83
1976	4.78	6.77
1977	4.58	6.71
1978	4.39	6.66
1979	4.22	6.59
1980	4.07	6.52
1981	3.94	6.45
1982	3.84	6.33
1983	3.75	6.2
1984	3.68	6.04
1985	3.61	5.87
1986	3.55	5.69
1987	3.49	5.5
1988	3.44	5.28
1989	3.36	5.07
1990	3.29	4.88
1991	3.21	4.72
1992	3.11	4.57
1993	3.01	4.39
1994	2.9	4.28
1995	2.79	4.15
1996	2.68	4.11
1997	2.6	4.08
1998	2.53	4.07
1999	2.46	4.06
2000	2.4	4.01
2001	2.34	3.98
2002	2.26	3.93
2003	2.19	3.86
2004	2.1	3.78
2005	2.02	3.69
2006	1.97	3.64
2007	1.93	3.68
2008	1.92	3.78
2009	1.92	3.95
2010	1.94	4.04
2011	1.96	4.13
2012	1.97	4.13
2013	1.98	4.11
2014	1.97	4.01
2015	1.95	3.91
2016	1.92	3.83
2017	1.88	3.77
2018	1.85	3.74
2019	1.82	3.75
2020	1.8	3.75
2021	1.78	3.77
2022	1.76	3.77
2023	1.75	3.72
2024	1.73	3.67
2025	1.71	3.62
2026	1.7	3.57
2027	1.68	3.52
2028	1.68	3.47
2029	1.67	3.43
2030	1.66	3.38
2031	1.65	3.33
2032	1.65	3.29
2033	1.65	3.25
2034	1.64	3.21
2035	1.64	3.17
2036	1.64	3.13
2037	1.64	3.09
2038	1.64	3.06
2039	1.63	3.02
2040	1.63	2.99
2041	1.63	2.96
2042	1.63	2.93
2043	1.62	2.9
2044	1.62	2.87
2045	1.62	2.84
2046	1.62	2.81
2047	1.62	2.78
2048	1.62	2.75
2049	1.62	2.72
2050	1.61	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brunei	Zimbabwe
1960	44.1%	47.3%
1961	45.2%	47.7%
1962	46.1%	48.1%
1963	46.6%	48.5%
1964	46.6%	48.8%
1965	46.5%	48.7%
1966	46%	48.6%
1967	45.4%	48.5%
1968	44.8%	48.5%
1969	44.2%	48.4%
1970	43.6%	48.3%
1971	43.3%	48.2%
1972	43%	48.2%
1973	42.6%	48.1%
1974	42%	48.1%
1975	41.3%	48.1%
1976	40.6%	48.2%
1977	39.9%	48.3%
1978	39.3%	48.5%
1979	38.9%	48.8%
1980	38.5%	48.7%
1981	38.1%	48.4%
1982	37.6%	48.3%
1983	36.9%	48.2%
1984	36.3%	48.1%
1985	35.7%	48%
1986	35.2%	47.9%
1987	34.9%	47.9%
1988	34.7%	47.9%
1989	34.6%	47.6%
1990	34.4%	47.1%
1991	34.4%	46.6%
1992	34.3%	46.8%
1993	34.1%	47.1%
1994	33.7%	46.6%
1995	33.3%	45.9%
1996	32.7%	45%
1997	32.2%	44%
1998	31.6%	43.1%
1999	31%	42.4%
2000	30.3%	41.9%
2001	29.6%	41.5%
2002	28.9%	41.4%
2003	28.1%	41.5%
2004	27.4%	41.7%
2005	26.7%	41.9%
2006	25.9%	42%
2007	25.5%	42.1%
2008	25.5%	42.4%
2009	25.4%	42.7%
2010	25.3%	43%
2011	25.2%	43.4%
2012	24.9%	43.7%
2013	24.5%	43.9%
2014	24%	43.9%
2015	23.6%	43.8%
2016	23.1%	43.6%
2017	22.7%	43.3%
2018	22.3%	42.9%
2019	21.9%	42.5%
2020	21.6%	42.2%
2021	21.3%	41.9%
2022	21.2%	41.6%
2023	21%	41.3%
2024	20.8%	40.9%
2025	20.6%	40.3%
2026	20.4%	39.6%
2027	20.1%	39%
2028	19.8%	38.4%
2029	19.5%	37.8%
2030	19.1%	37.4%
2031	18.8%	37%
2032	18.5%	36.8%
2033	18.2%	36.5%
2034	18%	36.3%
2035	17.7%	36.1%
2036	17.5%	35.8%
2037	17.2%	35.6%
2038	17%	35.3%
2039	16.8%	35.1%
2040	16.6%	34.8%
2041	16.4%	34.6%
2042	16.3%	34.3%
2043	16.1%	34.1%
2044	16%	33.8%
2045	15.9%	33.5%
2046	15.8%	33.2%
2047	15.7%	32.9%
2048	15.7%	32.6%
2049	15.6%	32.2%
2050	15.6%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Brunei and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 34.4% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brunei and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Brunei vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.01% in Brunei 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
	Brunei	Zimbabwe
1960	3,168	126,959
1961	3,175	131,531
1962	3,128	136,317
1963	3,195	140,984
1964	3,264	145,848
1965	3,326	151,164
1966	3,403	156,014
1967	3,477	161,205
1968	3,551	166,865
1969	3,618	172,626
1970	3,694	178,979
1971	3,880	185,427
1972	4,085	193,725
1973	4,216	201,885
1974	4,334	208,806
1975	4,431	216,947
1976	4,518	221,419
1977	4,594	225,139
1978	4,668	222,979
1979	4,717	223,657
1980	4,775	241,179
1981	4,839	271,361
1982	4,931	279,934
1983	5,138	286,545
1984	5,373	290,052
1985	5,620	290,756
1986	5,826	289,894
1987	6,017	286,766
1988	6,135	277,498
1989	6,202	270,838
1990	6,265	265,444
1991	6,259	260,943
1992	6,169	255,291
1993	6,045	228,045
1994	5,907	216,343
1995	5,750	206,695
1996	5,606	205,269
1997	5,518	216,288
1998	5,466	225,614
1999	5,388	232,393
2000	5,331	236,343
2001	5,275	227,909
2002	5,169	244,170
2003	5,034	243,057
2004	4,874	248,307
2005	4,703	248,545
2006	4,590	248,963
2007	4,521	261,805
2008	4,624	280,527
2009	4,789	309,316
2010	5,003	335,570
2011	5,242	359,572
2012	5,349	371,135
2013	5,302	374,757
2014	5,206	366,350
2015	5,060	356,203
2016	4,876	348,772
2017	4,685	344,035
2018	4,502	345,883
2019	4,335	348,798
2020	4,188	354,790
2021	3,985	349,908
2022	3,319	371,243
2023	3,837	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Brunei vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brunei	Zimbabwe
1985	79	573
1986	78	525
1987	75	480
1988	73	431
1989	71	382
1990	68	353
1991	65	332
1992	62	333
1993	59	331
1994	58	332
1995	55	332
1996	54	352
1997	52	357
1998	51	368
1999	50	399
2000	48	405
2001	46	467
2002	46	418
2003	45	455
2004	44	451
2005	43	454
2006	42	480
2007	41	519
2008	40	526
2009	40	540
2010	40	567
2011	40	564
2012	40	558
2013	40	525
2014	40	468
2015	39	428
2016	39	411
2017	39	389
2018	39	386
2019	38	388
2020	39	380
2021	44	446
2022	88	368
2023	36	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Brunei 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
	Brunei	Zimbabwe
1960	8.9%	15.2%
1961	8.24%	14.8%
1962	7.66%	14.4%
1963	7.15%	14%
1964	6.7%	13.5%
1965	6.32%	13.1%
1966	5.98%	12.7%
1967	5.69%	12.4%
1968	5.42%	12.1%
1969	5.16%	11.8%
1970	4.91%	11.7%
1971	4.64%	11.5%
1972	4.35%	11.5%
1973	4.06%	11.4%
1974	3.77%	11.4%
1975	3.49%	11.4%
1976	3.21%	11.5%
1977	2.95%	11.5%
1978	2.71%	11.5%
1979	2.48%	11.3%
1980	2.28%	11.1%
1981	2.09%	10.7%
1982	1.93%	10.1%
1983	1.79%	9.5%
1984	1.67%	8.87%
1985	1.57%	8.31%
1986	1.48%	7.86%
1987	1.42%	7.61%
1988	1.38%	7.55%
1989	1.35%	7.69%
1990	1.33%	7.97%
1991	1.32%	8.33%
1992	1.31%	8.73%
1993	1.3%	9.16%
1994	1.27%	9.52%
1995	1.23%	9.83%
1996	1.19%	10%
1997	1.15%	10.1%
1998	1.1%	10%
1999	1.07%	9.92%
2000	1.03%	9.83%
2001	1%	9.79%
2002	0.98%	8.48%
2003	0.96%	8.85%
2004	0.95%	9.17%
2005	0.95%	9.23%
2006	0.95%	9.4%
2007	0.95%	9.47%
2008	0.96%	9.34%
2009	0.96%	9.03%
2010	0.97%	8.5%
2011	0.98%	7.88%
2012	0.99%	7.14%
2013	0.99%	6.55%
2014	1%	6.18%
2015	1%	5.98%
2016	1%	5.69%
2017	1%	5.5%
2018	0.99%	5.23%
2019	0.98%	5.11%
2020	0.97%	5.01%
2021	0.96%	4.76%
2022	0.95%	4.6%
2023	0.94%	4.42%