Fertility & birth rates in Nauru and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Nauru vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 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 Nauru 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
	Nauru	Zimbabwe
1960	5.34	7.2
1961	5.38	7.21
1962	5.42	7.23
1963	5.44	7.23
1964	5.47	7.23
1965	5.48	7.23
1966	5.41	7.2
1967	5.29	7.16
1968	5.14	7.11
1969	4.94	7.04
1970	4.74	6.98
1971	4.54	6.94
1972	4.36	6.94
1973	4.19	6.94
1974	4.07	6.88
1975	3.97	6.83
1976	3.9	6.77
1977	3.86	6.71
1978	3.84	6.66
1979	3.85	6.59
1980	3.88	6.52
1981	3.94	6.45
1982	3.99	6.33
1983	4.06	6.2
1984	4.11	6.04
1985	4.14	5.87
1986	4.15	5.69
1987	4.14	5.5
1988	4.11	5.28
1989	4.07	5.07
1990	4.02	4.88
1991	3.99	4.72
1992	3.95	4.57
1993	3.89	4.39
1994	3.84	4.28
1995	3.81	4.15
1996	3.78	4.11
1997	3.74	4.08
1998	3.68	4.07
1999	3.64	4.06
2000	3.54	4.01
2001	3.46	3.98
2002	3.4	3.93
2003	3.39	3.86
2004	3.38	3.78
2005	3.38	3.69
2006	3.4	3.64
2007	3.5	3.68
2008	3.67	3.78
2009	3.85	3.95
2010	4.02	4.04
2011	4.12	4.13
2012	4.12	4.13
2013	4.1	4.11
2014	4.09	4.01
2015	4.08	3.91
2016	4.03	3.83
2017	3.88	3.77
2018	3.68	3.74
2019	3.53	3.75
2020	3.47	3.75
2021	3.43	3.77
2022	3.38	3.77
2023	3.33	3.72
2024	3.29	3.67
2025	3.25	3.62
2026	3.2	3.57
2027	3.16	3.52
2028	3.12	3.47
2029	3.09	3.43
2030	3.05	3.38
2031	3.01	3.33
2032	2.98	3.29
2033	2.95	3.25
2034	2.92	3.21
2035	2.89	3.17
2036	2.86	3.13
2037	2.83	3.09
2038	2.8	3.06
2039	2.77	3.02
2040	2.75	2.99
2041	2.72	2.96
2042	2.7	2.93
2043	2.67	2.9
2044	2.65	2.87
2045	2.63	2.84
2046	2.61	2.81
2047	2.58	2.78
2048	2.56	2.75
2049	2.55	2.72
2050	2.53	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nauru	Zimbabwe
1960	34.8%	47.3%
1961	35.2%	47.7%
1962	35.7%	48.1%
1963	36.5%	48.5%
1964	37.5%	48.8%
1965	38.6%	48.7%
1966	39.4%	48.6%
1967	39.5%	48.5%
1968	41.3%	48.5%
1969	43.4%	48.4%
1970	42.9%	48.3%
1971	41.3%	48.2%
1972	39.7%	48.2%
1973	38.1%	48.1%
1974	36.4%	48.1%
1975	34.9%	48.1%
1976	33.4%	48.2%
1977	31.9%	48.3%
1978	30.9%	48.5%
1979	30.6%	48.8%
1980	30.9%	48.7%
1981	31.9%	48.4%
1982	33.2%	48.3%
1983	34.6%	48.2%
1984	35.7%	48.1%
1985	36.5%	48%
1986	37.5%	47.9%
1987	38.3%	47.9%
1988	39.2%	47.9%
1989	40.2%	47.6%
1990	41.2%	47.1%
1991	42.1%	46.6%
1992	42.5%	46.8%
1993	42.5%	47.1%
1994	42.1%	46.6%
1995	41.7%	45.9%
1996	41.1%	45%
1997	40.5%	44%
1998	39.9%	43.1%
1999	39.4%	42.4%
2000	38.9%	41.9%
2001	38.5%	41.5%
2002	38.2%	41.4%
2003	37.7%	41.5%
2004	37.1%	41.7%
2005	36.6%	41.9%
2006	36.1%	42%
2007	35.7%	42.1%
2008	35.6%	42.4%
2009	35.8%	42.7%
2010	36.3%	43%
2011	37.1%	43.4%
2012	37.7%	43.7%
2013	38%	43.9%
2014	38.2%	43.9%
2015	38.2%	43.8%
2016	38.2%	43.6%
2017	38%	43.3%
2018	37.6%	42.9%
2019	37.6%	42.5%
2020	38%	42.2%
2021	38.3%	41.9%
2022	38.3%	41.6%
2023	38.2%	41.3%
2024	37.8%	40.9%
2025	37.1%	40.3%
2026	36.4%	39.6%
2027	35.7%	39%
2028	35%	38.4%
2029	34.3%	37.8%
2030	33.7%	37.4%
2031	33.1%	37%
2032	32.7%	36.8%
2033	32.4%	36.5%
2034	32.1%	36.3%
2035	31.9%	36.1%
2036	31.6%	35.8%
2037	31.3%	35.6%
2038	31.1%	35.3%
2039	31%	35.1%
2040	31%	34.8%
2041	30.9%	34.6%
2042	30.9%	34.3%
2043	30.9%	34.1%
2044	30.9%	33.8%
2045	30.8%	33.5%
2046	30.7%	33.2%
2047	30.6%	32.9%
2048	30.4%	32.6%
2049	30.2%	32.2%
2050	30%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Nauru and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 41.2% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nauru and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Nauru vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.28% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	Zimbabwe
1960	72	126,959
1961	70	131,531
1962	75	136,317
1963	88	140,984
1964	100	145,848
1965	113	151,164
1966	123	156,014
1967	117	161,205
1968	116	166,865
1969	71	172,626
1970	49	178,979
1971	50	185,427
1972	53	193,725
1973	57	201,885
1974	63	208,806
1975	70	216,947
1976	79	221,419
1977	89	225,139
1978	111	222,979
1979	130	223,657
1980	145	241,179
1981	157	271,361
1982	162	279,934
1983	163	286,545
1984	166	290,052
1985	171	290,756
1986	178	289,894
1987	186	286,766
1988	195	277,498
1989	204	270,838
1990	214	265,444
1991	225	260,943
1992	237	255,291
1993	235	228,045
1994	229	216,343
1995	225	206,695
1996	221	205,269
1997	218	216,288
1998	214	225,614
1999	212	232,393
2000	207	236,343
2001	203	227,909
2002	200	244,170
2003	201	243,057
2004	202	248,307
2005	204	248,545
2006	209	248,963
2007	222	261,805
2008	240	280,527
2009	261	309,316
2010	281	335,570
2011	291	359,572
2012	292	371,135
2013	291	374,757
2014	290	366,350
2015	291	356,203
2016	289	348,772
2017	279	344,035
2018	265	345,883
2019	255	348,798
2020	246	354,790
2021	236	349,908
2022	226	371,243
2023	213	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Nauru vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 273 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nauru, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nauru	Zimbabwe
1985	191	573
1986	209	525
1987	206	480
1988	202	431
1989	198	382
1990	195	353
1991	216	332
1992	217	333
1993	219	331
1994	220	332
1995	219	332
1996	218	352
1997	218	357
1998	257	368
1999	277	399
2000	278	405
2001	299	467
2002	321	418
2003	323	455
2004	324	451
2005	328	454
2006	304	480
2007	303	519
2008	302	526
2009	300	540
2010	297	567
2011	260	564
2012	255	558
2013	247	525
2014	240	468
2015	253	428
2016	248	411
2017	259	389
2018	269	386
2019	267	388
2020	309	380
2021	266	446
2022	317	368
2023	273	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.89% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	Zimbabwe
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.4%
1963	-	14%
1964	-	13.5%
1965	-	13.1%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12.4%
1968	-	12.1%
1969	-	11.8%
1970	-	11.7%
1971	-	11.5%
1972	-	11.5%
1973	-	11.4%
1974	-	11.4%
1975	-	11.4%
1976	-	11.5%
1977	-	11.5%
1978	-	11.5%
1979	-	11.3%
1980	-	11.1%
1981	-	10.7%
1982	-	10.1%
1983	-	9.5%
1984	-	8.87%
1985	8.62%	8.31%
1986	8.2%	7.86%
1987	7.81%	7.61%
1988	7.43%	7.55%
1989	7.08%	7.69%
1990	6.74%	7.97%
1991	6.41%	8.33%
1992	6.09%	8.73%
1993	5.78%	9.16%
1994	5.49%	9.52%
1995	5.22%	9.83%
1996	4.97%	10%
1997	4.74%	10.1%
1998	4.52%	10%
1999	4.32%	9.92%
2000	4.13%	9.83%
2001	3.96%	9.79%
2002	3.81%	8.48%
2003	3.66%	8.85%
2004	3.53%	9.17%
2005	3.41%	9.23%
2006	3.29%	9.4%
2007	3.15%	9.47%
2008	3%	9.34%
2009	2.84%	9.03%
2010	2.66%	8.5%
2011	2.48%	7.88%
2012	2.29%	7.14%
2013	2.11%	6.55%
2014	1.93%	6.18%
2015	1.76%	5.98%
2016	1.61%	5.69%
2017	1.47%	5.5%
2018	1.34%	5.23%
2019	1.22%	5.11%
2020	1.11%	5.01%
2021	1.02%	4.76%
2022	0.95%	4.6%
2023	0.89%	4.42%