Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 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 Denmark 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
	Denmark	Zimbabwe
1960	2.57	7.2
1961	2.55	7.21
1962	2.55	7.23
1963	2.67	7.23
1964	2.6	7.23
1965	2.61	7.23
1966	2.62	7.2
1967	2.35	7.16
1968	2.12	7.11
1969	2	7.04
1970	1.95	6.98
1971	2.04	6.94
1972	2.03	6.94
1973	1.92	6.94
1974	1.9	6.88
1975	1.92	6.83
1976	1.75	6.77
1977	1.66	6.71
1978	1.67	6.66
1979	1.6	6.59
1980	1.55	6.52
1981	1.44	6.45
1982	1.43	6.33
1983	1.38	6.2
1984	1.4	6.04
1985	1.45	5.87
1986	1.48	5.69
1987	1.5	5.5
1988	1.56	5.28
1989	1.62	5.07
1990	1.67	4.88
1991	1.68	4.72
1992	1.76	4.57
1993	1.75	4.39
1994	1.81	4.28
1995	1.8	4.15
1996	1.75	4.11
1997	1.75	4.08
1998	1.72	4.07
1999	1.73	4.06
2000	1.77	4.01
2001	1.74	3.98
2002	1.72	3.93
2003	1.76	3.86
2004	1.78	3.78
2005	1.8	3.69
2006	1.85	3.64
2007	1.84	3.68
2008	1.89	3.78
2009	1.84	3.95
2010	1.87	4.04
2011	1.75	4.13
2012	1.73	4.13
2013	1.67	4.11
2014	1.69	4.01
2015	1.71	3.91
2016	1.79	3.83
2017	1.75	3.77
2018	1.73	3.74
2019	1.7	3.75
2020	1.68	3.75
2021	1.72	3.77
2022	1.55	3.77
2023	1.5	3.72
2024	1.51	3.67
2025	1.51	3.62
2026	1.51	3.57
2027	1.52	3.52
2028	1.52	3.47
2029	1.52	3.43
2030	1.53	3.38
2031	1.53	3.33
2032	1.53	3.29
2033	1.53	3.25
2034	1.53	3.21
2035	1.54	3.17
2036	1.54	3.13
2037	1.54	3.09
2038	1.54	3.06
2039	1.54	3.02
2040	1.55	2.99
2041	1.55	2.96
2042	1.55	2.93
2043	1.55	2.9
2044	1.56	2.87
2045	1.56	2.84
2046	1.56	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
	Denmark	Zimbabwe
1960	25.2%	47.3%
1961	24.7%	47.7%
1962	24.2%	48.1%
1963	24%	48.5%
1964	23.8%	48.8%
1965	23.8%	48.7%
1966	23.8%	48.6%
1967	23.8%	48.5%
1968	23.7%	48.5%
1969	23.5%	48.4%
1970	23.3%	48.3%
1971	23.1%	48.2%
1972	23%	48.2%
1973	22.9%	48.1%
1974	22.7%	48.1%
1975	22.6%	48.1%
1976	22.4%	48.2%
1977	22.1%	48.3%
1978	21.8%	48.5%
1979	21.3%	48.8%
1980	20.8%	48.7%
1981	20.3%	48.4%
1982	19.7%	48.3%
1983	19.2%	48.2%
1984	18.8%	48.1%
1985	18.4%	48%
1986	18.1%	47.9%
1987	17.7%	47.9%
1988	17.5%	47.9%
1989	17.2%	47.6%
1990	17.1%	47.1%
1991	17%	46.6%
1992	17%	46.8%
1993	17.1%	47.1%
1994	17.2%	46.6%
1995	17.4%	45.9%
1996	17.6%	45%
1997	17.9%	44%
1998	18.1%	43.1%
1999	18.3%	42.4%
2000	18.5%	41.9%
2001	18.7%	41.5%
2002	18.8%	41.4%
2003	18.8%	41.5%
2004	18.8%	41.7%
2005	18.8%	41.9%
2006	18.7%	42%
2007	18.5%	42.1%
2008	18.4%	42.4%
2009	18.2%	42.7%
2010	18%	43%
2011	17.8%	43.4%
2012	17.6%	43.7%
2013	17.3%	43.9%
2014	17.1%	43.9%
2015	16.9%	43.8%
2016	16.8%	43.6%
2017	16.7%	43.3%
2018	16.6%	42.9%
2019	16.4%	42.5%
2020	16.3%	42.2%
2021	16.2%	41.9%
2022	16%	41.6%
2023	15.9%	41.3%
2024	15.7%	40.9%
2025	15.6%	40.3%
2026	15.5%	39.6%
2027	15.4%	39%
2028	15.4%	38.4%
2029	15.4%	37.8%
2030	15.4%	37.4%
2031	15.4%	37%
2032	15.3%	36.8%
2033	15.2%	36.5%
2034	15.2%	36.3%
2035	15.1%	36.1%
2036	15%	35.8%
2037	15%	35.6%
2038	15%	35.3%
2039	15%	35.1%
2040	14.9%	34.8%
2041	14.9%	34.6%
2042	14.9%	34.3%
2043	14.8%	34.1%
2044	14.8%	33.8%
2045	14.7%	33.5%
2046	14.7%	33.2%
2047	14.6%	32.9%
2048	14.6%	32.6%
2049	14.5%	32.2%
2050	14.5%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Zimbabwe
1960	32,515	126,959
1961	33,205	131,531
1962	32,070	136,317
1963	36,539	140,984
1964	36,832	145,848
1965	37,596	151,164
1966	38,858	156,014
1967	33,363	161,205
1968	27,243	166,865
1969	23,481	172,626
1970	22,673	178,979
1971	26,801	185,427
1972	24,958	193,725
1973	21,092	201,885
1974	19,676	208,806
1975	20,746	216,947
1976	11,667	221,419
1977	11,703	225,139
1978	9,187	222,979
1979	4,605	223,657
1980	1,537	241,179
1981	-3,073	271,361
1982	-2,559	279,934
1983	-6,649	286,545
1984	-5,623	290,052
1985	-4,603	290,756
1986	-2,561	289,894
1987	-1,538	286,766
1988	0	277,498
1989	2,053	270,838
1990	2,056	265,444
1991	4,639	260,943
1992	6,722	255,291
1993	4,670	228,045
1994	8,850	216,343
1995	6,280	206,695
1996	6,842	205,269
1997	7,927	216,288
1998	7,956	225,614
1999	6,919	232,393
2000	9,078	236,343
2001	6,967	227,909
2002	5,376	244,170
2003	7,007	243,057
2004	9,188	248,307
2005	9,755	248,545
2006	9,787	248,963
2007	8,192	261,805
2008	10,438	280,527
2009	8,285	309,316
2010	8,876	335,570
2011	6,685	359,572
2012	5,592	371,135
2013	3,931	374,757
2014	5,644	366,350
2015	5,683	356,203
2016	9,165	348,772
2017	8,071	344,035
2018	6,373	345,883
2019	6,977	348,798
2020	5,831	354,790
2021	5,857	349,908
2022	-1,180	371,243
2023	-595	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Zimbabwe
1985	12	573
1986	12	525
1987	12	480
1988	13	431
1989	13	382
1990	12	353
1991	12	332
1992	12	333
1993	12	331
1994	12	332
1995	12	332
1996	11	352
1997	10	357
1998	9	368
1999	9	399
2000	9	405
2001	9	467
2002	9	418
2003	8	455
2004	8	451
2005	8	454
2006	7	480
2007	7	519
2008	7	526
2009	7	540
2010	7	567
2011	6	564
2012	6	558
2013	5	525
2014	5	468
2015	5	428
2016	5	411
2017	5	389
2018	5	386
2019	4	388
2020	4	380
2021	8	446
2022	6	368
2023	4	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Zimbabwe
1960	2.5%	15.2%
1961	2.45%	14.8%
1962	2.38%	14.4%
1963	2.3%	14%
1964	2.21%	13.5%
1965	2.11%	13.1%
1966	2.01%	12.7%
1967	1.9%	12.4%
1968	1.81%	12.1%
1969	1.73%	11.8%
1970	1.66%	11.7%
1971	1.58%	11.5%
1972	1.49%	11.5%
1973	1.39%	11.4%
1974	1.31%	11.4%
1975	1.23%	11.4%
1976	1.17%	11.5%
1977	1.11%	11.5%
1978	1.06%	11.5%
1979	1.03%	11.3%
1980	1%	11.1%
1981	0.98%	10.7%
1982	0.96%	10.1%
1983	0.96%	9.5%
1984	0.96%	8.87%
1985	0.97%	8.31%
1986	0.97%	7.86%
1987	0.97%	7.61%
1988	0.96%	7.55%
1989	0.93%	7.69%
1990	0.89%	7.97%
1991	0.84%	8.33%
1992	0.79%	8.73%
1993	0.74%	9.16%
1994	0.69%	9.52%
1995	0.65%	9.83%
1996	0.63%	10%
1997	0.6%	10.1%
1998	0.59%	10%
1999	0.57%	9.92%
2000	0.56%	9.83%
2001	0.55%	9.79%
2002	0.54%	8.48%
2003	0.52%	8.85%
2004	0.5%	9.17%
2005	0.48%	9.23%
2006	0.46%	9.4%
2007	0.45%	9.47%
2008	0.43%	9.34%
2009	0.42%	9.03%
2010	0.41%	8.5%
2011	0.41%	7.88%
2012	0.41%	7.14%
2013	0.41%	6.55%
2014	0.41%	6.18%
2015	0.41%	5.98%
2016	0.4%	5.69%
2017	0.4%	5.5%
2018	0.39%	5.23%
2019	0.38%	5.11%
2020	0.37%	5.01%
2021	0.36%	4.76%
2022	0.35%	4.6%
2023	0.34%	4.42%