Fertility & birth rates in Chile and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Chile vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 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 Chile 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
	Chile	Zimbabwe
1960	4.7	7.2
1961	4.66	7.21
1962	4.6	7.23
1963	4.54	7.23
1964	4.46	7.23
1965	4.36	7.23
1966	4.26	7.2
1967	4.14	7.16
1968	4.03	7.11
1969	3.9	7.04
1970	3.78	6.98
1971	3.65	6.94
1972	3.53	6.94
1973	3.41	6.94
1974	3.29	6.88
1975	3.18	6.83
1976	3.08	6.77
1977	2.98	6.71
1978	2.89	6.66
1979	2.81	6.59
1980	2.74	6.52
1981	2.69	6.45
1982	2.65	6.33
1983	2.62	6.2
1984	2.6	6.04
1985	2.59	5.87
1986	2.59	5.69
1987	2.59	5.5
1988	2.59	5.28
1989	2.59	5.07
1990	2.58	4.88
1991	2.56	4.72
1992	2.48	4.57
1993	2.43	4.39
1994	2.38	4.28
1995	2.35	4.15
1996	2.28	4.11
1997	2.2	4.08
1998	2.15	4.07
1999	2.07	4.06
2000	2.05	4.01
2001	2.01	3.98
2002	1.93	3.93
2003	1.89	3.86
2004	1.84	3.78
2005	1.83	3.69
2006	1.8	3.64
2007	1.83	3.68
2008	1.85	3.78
2009	1.86	3.95
2010	1.84	4.04
2011	1.82	4.13
2012	1.8	4.13
2013	1.79	4.11
2014	1.77	4.01
2015	1.74	3.91
2016	1.69	3.83
2017	1.56	3.77
2018	1.54	3.74
2019	1.43	3.75
2020	1.31	3.75
2021	1.18	3.77
2022	1.25	3.77
2023	1.17	3.72
2024	1.14	3.67
2025	1.13	3.62
2026	1.12	3.57
2027	1.12	3.52
2028	1.12	3.47
2029	1.12	3.43
2030	1.13	3.38
2031	1.13	3.33
2032	1.14	3.29
2033	1.15	3.25
2034	1.15	3.21
2035	1.16	3.17
2036	1.17	3.13
2037	1.17	3.09
2038	1.18	3.06
2039	1.19	3.02
2040	1.19	2.99
2041	1.2	2.96
2042	1.2	2.93
2043	1.21	2.9
2044	1.21	2.87
2045	1.22	2.84
2046	1.22	2.81
2047	1.22	2.78
2048	1.23	2.75
2049	1.24	2.72
2050	1.24	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chile	Zimbabwe
1960	39.7%	47.3%
1961	39.7%	47.7%
1962	39.7%	48.1%
1963	39.6%	48.5%
1964	39.4%	48.8%
1965	39.2%	48.7%
1966	39%	48.6%
1967	38.8%	48.5%
1968	38.5%	48.5%
1969	38.3%	48.4%
1970	38%	48.3%
1971	37.6%	48.2%
1972	37.2%	48.2%
1973	36.8%	48.1%
1974	36.3%	48.1%
1975	35.8%	48.1%
1976	35.3%	48.2%
1977	34.8%	48.3%
1978	34.3%	48.5%
1979	33.8%	48.8%
1980	33.3%	48.7%
1981	32.9%	48.4%
1982	32.4%	48.3%
1983	32%	48.2%
1984	31.5%	48.1%
1985	31.2%	48%
1986	30.8%	47.9%
1987	30.5%	47.9%
1988	30.2%	47.9%
1989	30%	47.6%
1990	29.8%	47.1%
1991	29.6%	46.6%
1992	29.3%	46.8%
1993	29.1%	47.1%
1994	28.9%	46.6%
1995	28.6%	45.9%
1996	28.3%	45%
1997	28%	44%
1998	27.7%	43.1%
1999	27.3%	42.4%
2000	26.8%	41.9%
2001	26.3%	41.5%
2002	25.8%	41.4%
2003	25.3%	41.5%
2004	24.7%	41.7%
2005	24.1%	41.9%
2006	23.5%	42%
2007	22.9%	42.1%
2008	22.4%	42.4%
2009	22%	42.7%
2010	21.5%	43%
2011	21.1%	43.4%
2012	20.8%	43.7%
2013	20.5%	43.9%
2014	20.2%	43.9%
2015	19.9%	43.8%
2016	19.7%	43.6%
2017	19.3%	43.3%
2018	19%	42.9%
2019	18.7%	42.5%
2020	18.4%	42.2%
2021	18.1%	41.9%
2022	17.8%	41.6%
2023	17.4%	41.3%
2024	17%	40.9%
2025	16.5%	40.3%
2026	16.1%	39.6%
2027	15.7%	39%
2028	15.3%	38.4%
2029	14.9%	37.8%
2030	14.4%	37.4%
2031	14%	37%
2032	13.7%	36.8%
2033	13.4%	36.5%
2034	13.1%	36.3%
2035	12.8%	36.1%
2036	12.7%	35.8%
2037	12.5%	35.6%
2038	12.4%	35.3%
2039	12.3%	35.1%
2040	12.2%	34.8%
2041	12.1%	34.6%
2042	12%	34.3%
2043	12%	34.1%
2044	11.9%	33.8%
2045	11.8%	33.5%
2046	11.7%	33.2%
2047	11.7%	32.9%
2048	11.6%	32.6%
2049	11.5%	32.2%
2050	11.5%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Chile vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile 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
	Chile	Zimbabwe
1960	198,461	126,959
1961	198,788	131,531
1962	200,905	136,317
1963	202,370	140,984
1964	202,741	145,848
1965	203,341	151,164
1966	204,661	156,014
1967	204,377	161,205
1968	203,577	166,865
1969	202,764	172,626
1970	200,402	178,979
1971	198,523	185,427
1972	198,162	193,725
1973	197,666	201,885
1974	196,322	208,806
1975	196,890	216,947
1976	196,986	221,419
1977	197,163	225,139
1978	196,483	222,979
1979	197,198	223,657
1980	198,281	241,179
1981	198,211	271,361
1982	199,522	279,934
1983	202,352	286,545
1984	205,407	290,052
1985	208,910	290,756
1986	213,571	289,894
1987	218,034	286,766
1988	221,602	277,498
1989	224,854	270,838
1990	226,941	265,444
1991	227,180	260,943
1992	219,224	255,291
1993	215,003	228,045
1994	209,834	216,343
1995	208,017	206,695
1996	199,897	205,269
1997	190,433	216,288
1998	185,815	225,614
1999	177,995	232,393
2000	175,362	236,343
2001	171,659	227,909
2002	162,322	244,170
2003	154,287	243,057
2004	150,138	248,307
2005	147,009	248,545
2006	142,277	248,963
2007	145,043	261,805
2008	147,105	280,527
2009	147,576	309,316
2010	145,527	335,570
2011	141,053	359,572
2012	134,617	371,135
2013	133,785	374,757
2014	131,373	366,350
2015	127,074	356,203
2016	120,545	348,772
2017	106,268	344,035
2018	103,950	345,883
2019	86,006	348,798
2020	52,378	354,790
2021	27,530	349,908
2022	41,041	371,243
2023	48,518	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	Zimbabwe
1985	73	573
1986	70	525
1987	67	480
1988	64	431
1989	62	382
1990	56	353
1991	54	332
1992	52	333
1993	49	331
1994	47	332
1995	44	332
1996	41	352
1997	39	357
1998	36	368
1999	35	399
2000	33	405
2001	32	467
2002	30	418
2003	29	455
2004	28	451
2005	27	454
2006	27	480
2007	26	519
2008	24	526
2009	24	540
2010	22	567
2011	20	564
2012	18	558
2013	17	525
2014	16	468
2015	14	428
2016	13	411
2017	12	389
2018	11	386
2019	11	388
2020	12	380
2021	14	446
2022	12	368
2023	10	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile 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
	Chile	Zimbabwe
1960	15.3%	15.2%
1961	14.9%	14.8%
1962	14.3%	14.4%
1963	13.6%	14%
1964	12.7%	13.5%
1965	11.6%	13.1%
1966	10.4%	12.7%
1967	9.36%	12.4%
1968	8.69%	12.1%
1969	8.26%	11.8%
1970	8.01%	11.7%
1971	7.86%	11.5%
1972	7.73%	11.5%
1973	7.54%	11.4%
1974	7.14%	11.4%
1975	6.46%	11.4%
1976	5.63%	11.5%
1977	4.85%	11.5%
1978	4.2%	11.5%
1979	3.69%	11.3%
1980	3.29%	11.1%
1981	2.98%	10.7%
1982	2.71%	10.1%
1983	2.47%	9.5%
1984	2.3%	8.87%
1985	2.23%	8.31%
1986	2.22%	7.86%
1987	2.2%	7.61%
1988	2.14%	7.55%
1989	2.03%	7.69%
1990	1.91%	7.97%
1991	1.76%	8.33%
1992	1.63%	8.73%
1993	1.5%	9.16%
1994	1.39%	9.52%
1995	1.31%	9.83%
1996	1.26%	10%
1997	1.22%	10.1%
1998	1.19%	10%
1999	1.15%	9.92%
2000	1.09%	9.83%
2001	1.03%	9.79%
2002	0.98%	8.48%
2003	0.95%	8.85%
2004	0.93%	9.17%
2005	0.91%	9.23%
2006	0.9%	9.4%
2007	0.89%	9.47%
2008	0.89%	9.34%
2009	0.88%	9.03%
2010	0.87%	8.5%
2011	0.86%	7.88%
2012	0.84%	7.14%
2013	0.82%	6.55%
2014	0.81%	6.18%
2015	0.79%	5.98%
2016	0.77%	5.69%
2017	0.75%	5.5%
2018	0.72%	5.23%
2019	0.7%	5.11%
2020	0.68%	5.01%
2021	0.67%	4.76%
2022	0.68%	4.6%
2023	0.72%	4.42%