Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Haiti vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Haiti was 2.66 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 Haiti 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
	Haiti	Zimbabwe
1960	6.18	7.2
1961	6.18	7.21
1962	6.18	7.23
1963	6.17	7.23
1964	6.16	7.23
1965	6.13	7.23
1966	6.09	7.2
1967	6.05	7.16
1968	6.01	7.11
1969	5.96	7.04
1970	5.91	6.98
1971	5.88	6.94
1972	5.85	6.94
1973	5.81	6.94
1974	5.78	6.88
1975	5.75	6.83
1976	5.71	6.77
1977	5.67	6.71
1978	5.64	6.66
1979	5.59	6.59
1980	5.56	6.52
1981	5.53	6.45
1982	5.53	6.33
1983	5.51	6.2
1984	5.51	6.04
1985	5.5	5.87
1986	5.48	5.69
1987	5.47	5.5
1988	5.47	5.28
1989	5.44	5.07
1990	5.41	4.88
1991	5.32	4.72
1992	5.21	4.57
1993	5.1	4.39
1994	4.99	4.28
1995	4.88	4.15
1996	4.78	4.11
1997	4.67	4.08
1998	4.56	4.07
1999	4.45	4.06
2000	4.39	4.01
2001	4.25	3.98
2002	4.13	3.93
2003	4.05	3.86
2004	3.94	3.78
2005	3.84	3.69
2006	3.76	3.64
2007	3.69	3.68
2008	3.62	3.78
2009	3.57	3.95
2010	3.5	4.04
2011	3.43	4.13
2012	3.32	4.13
2013	3.22	4.11
2014	3.16	4.01
2015	3.11	3.91
2016	3.05	3.83
2017	2.99	3.77
2018	2.92	3.74
2019	2.86	3.75
2020	2.8	3.75
2021	2.75	3.77
2022	2.7	3.77
2023	2.66	3.72
2024	2.63	3.67
2025	2.59	3.62
2026	2.55	3.57
2027	2.52	3.52
2028	2.49	3.47
2029	2.46	3.43
2030	2.43	3.38
2031	2.41	3.33
2032	2.38	3.29
2033	2.35	3.25
2034	2.33	3.21
2035	2.3	3.17
2036	2.28	3.13
2037	2.26	3.09
2038	2.25	3.06
2039	2.23	3.02
2040	2.21	2.99
2041	2.19	2.96
2042	2.18	2.93
2043	2.16	2.9
2044	2.14	2.87
2045	2.13	2.84
2046	2.11	2.81
2047	2.1	2.78
2048	2.09	2.75
2049	2.07	2.72
2050	2.06	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	Zimbabwe
1960	40.6%	47.3%
1961	40.7%	47.7%
1962	40.8%	48.1%
1963	40.8%	48.5%
1964	40.9%	48.8%
1965	40.9%	48.7%
1966	40.9%	48.6%
1967	41%	48.5%
1968	41%	48.5%
1969	41%	48.4%
1970	40.9%	48.3%
1971	40.9%	48.2%
1972	40.9%	48.2%
1973	40.9%	48.1%
1974	40.9%	48.1%
1975	41%	48.1%
1976	41%	48.2%
1977	41.1%	48.3%
1978	41.1%	48.5%
1979	41.1%	48.8%
1980	41.2%	48.7%
1981	41.2%	48.4%
1982	41.3%	48.3%
1983	41.4%	48.2%
1984	41.4%	48.1%
1985	41.5%	48%
1986	41.6%	47.9%
1987	41.7%	47.9%
1988	41.8%	47.9%
1989	41.8%	47.6%
1990	41.9%	47.1%
1991	41.9%	46.6%
1992	41.9%	46.8%
1993	41.8%	47.1%
1994	41.7%	46.6%
1995	41.6%	45.9%
1996	41.4%	45%
1997	41.2%	44%
1998	41%	43.1%
1999	40.7%	42.4%
2000	40.4%	41.9%
2001	40.1%	41.5%
2002	39.7%	41.4%
2003	39.3%	41.5%
2004	38.9%	41.7%
2005	38.4%	41.9%
2006	37.9%	42%
2007	37.5%	42.1%
2008	37.1%	42.4%
2009	36.6%	42.7%
2010	36.2%	43%
2011	35.9%	43.4%
2012	35.5%	43.7%
2013	35.1%	43.9%
2014	34.7%	43.9%
2015	34.3%	43.8%
2016	33.9%	43.6%
2017	33.6%	43.3%
2018	33.3%	42.9%
2019	32.9%	42.5%
2020	32.6%	42.2%
2021	32.3%	41.9%
2022	31.9%	41.6%
2023	31.6%	41.3%
2024	31.2%	40.9%
2025	30.8%	40.3%
2026	30.4%	39.6%
2027	30%	39%
2028	29.6%	38.4%
2029	29.2%	37.8%
2030	28.8%	37.4%
2031	28.5%	37%
2032	28.1%	36.8%
2033	27.8%	36.5%
2034	27.4%	36.3%
2035	27.1%	36.1%
2036	26.8%	35.8%
2037	26.5%	35.6%
2038	26.3%	35.3%
2039	26%	35.1%
2040	25.7%	34.8%
2041	25.5%	34.6%
2042	25.2%	34.3%
2043	25%	34.1%
2044	24.8%	33.8%
2045	24.5%	33.5%
2046	24.3%	33.2%
2047	24.1%	32.9%
2048	23.8%	32.6%
2049	23.6%	32.2%
2050	23.4%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Haiti vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Zimbabwe
1960	85,368	126,959
1961	87,563	131,531
1962	89,683	136,317
1963	86,394	140,984
1964	93,987	145,848
1965	95,754	151,164
1966	96,973	156,014
1967	99,266	161,205
1968	101,300	166,865
1969	103,133	172,626
1970	105,208	178,979
1971	107,968	185,427
1972	110,709	193,725
1973	113,223	201,885
1974	115,941	208,806
1975	118,508	216,947
1976	120,992	221,419
1977	123,520	225,139
1978	125,885	222,979
1979	128,206	223,657
1980	130,773	241,179
1981	133,695	271,361
1982	137,214	279,934
1983	140,422	286,545
1984	144,211	290,052
1985	148,364	290,756
1986	152,288	289,894
1987	156,468	286,766
1988	160,750	277,498
1989	163,947	270,838
1990	167,420	265,444
1991	167,919	260,943
1992	168,980	255,291
1993	169,240	228,045
1994	169,260	216,343
1995	171,852	206,695
1996	173,351	205,269
1997	174,962	216,288
1998	175,687	225,614
1999	177,421	232,393
2000	180,677	236,343
2001	178,741	227,909
2002	178,126	244,170
2003	179,543	243,057
2004	174,071	248,307
2005	180,618	248,545
2006	182,866	248,963
2007	184,223	261,805
2008	185,364	280,527
2009	187,804	309,316
2010	95,965	335,570
2011	184,695	359,572
2012	183,702	371,135
2013	181,457	374,757
2014	182,009	366,350
2015	182,063	356,203
2016	180,902	348,772
2017	180,310	344,035
2018	178,632	345,883
2019	176,550	348,798
2020	169,264	354,790
2021	158,994	349,908
2022	164,214	371,243
2023	167,381	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	Zimbabwe
1985	991	573
1986	975	525
1987	952	480
1988	929	431
1989	900	382
1990	874	353
1991	831	332
1992	793	333
1993	747	331
1994	710	332
1995	638	332
1996	588	352
1997	551	357
1998	511	368
1999	464	399
2000	440	405
2001	428	467
2002	410	418
2003	385	455
2004	427	451
2005	355	454
2006	368	480
2007	383	519
2008	394	526
2009	397	540
2010	398	567
2011	409	564
2012	385	558
2013	380	525
2014	373	468
2015	364	428
2016	356	411
2017	351	389
2018	358	386
2019	351	388
2020	346	380
2021	385	446
2022	331	368
2023	328	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Zimbabwe
1960	29.2%	15.2%
1961	28.8%	14.8%
1962	28.3%	14.4%
1963	27.9%	14%
1964	27.4%	13.5%
1965	27%	13.1%
1966	26.5%	12.7%
1967	26%	12.4%
1968	25.5%	12.1%
1969	25%	11.8%
1970	24.5%	11.7%
1971	23.9%	11.5%
1972	23.4%	11.5%
1973	22.8%	11.4%
1974	22.3%	11.4%
1975	21.7%	11.4%
1976	21.2%	11.5%
1977	20.6%	11.5%
1978	20.1%	11.5%
1979	19.6%	11.3%
1980	19.1%	11.1%
1981	18.6%	10.7%
1982	18.1%	10.1%
1983	17.6%	9.5%
1984	17.1%	8.87%
1985	16.6%	8.31%
1986	16.2%	7.86%
1987	15.8%	7.61%
1988	15.3%	7.55%
1989	14.9%	7.69%
1990	14.5%	7.97%
1991	14.1%	8.33%
1992	13.7%	8.73%
1993	13.2%	9.16%
1994	12.8%	9.52%
1995	12.4%	9.83%
1996	12%	10%
1997	11.5%	10.1%
1998	11.1%	10%
1999	10.7%	9.92%
2000	10.4%	9.83%
2001	10%	9.79%
2002	9.68%	8.48%
2003	9.4%	8.85%
2004	9.14%	9.17%
2005	8.91%	9.23%
2006	8.69%	9.4%
2007	8.49%	9.47%
2008	8.29%	9.34%
2009	8.11%	9.03%
2010	13.7%	8.5%
2011	7.74%	7.88%
2012	7.56%	7.14%
2013	7.38%	6.55%
2014	7.19%	6.18%
2015	6.99%	5.98%
2016	6.79%	5.69%
2017	6.61%	5.5%
2018	6.42%	5.23%
2019	6.23%	5.11%
2020	6.04%	5.01%
2021	5.85%	4.76%
2022	5.69%	4.6%
2023	5.51%	4.42%