Fertility & birth rates in Panama and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Panama vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Panama	Zimbabwe
1960	5.83	7.2
1961	5.87	7.21
1962	5.87	7.23
1963	5.87	7.23
1964	5.81	7.23
1965	5.73	7.23
1966	5.65	7.2
1967	5.53	7.16
1968	5.41	7.11
1969	5.29	7.04
1970	5.18	6.98
1971	5.05	6.94
1972	4.91	6.94
1973	4.74	6.94
1974	4.58	6.88
1975	4.41	6.83
1976	4.26	6.77
1977	4.12	6.71
1978	3.98	6.66
1979	3.88	6.59
1980	3.8	6.52
1981	3.72	6.45
1982	3.66	6.33
1983	3.6	6.2
1984	3.52	6.04
1985	3.43	5.87
1986	3.34	5.69
1987	3.25	5.5
1988	3.17	5.28
1989	3.12	5.07
1990	3.07	4.88
1991	3	4.72
1992	2.95	4.57
1993	2.91	4.39
1994	2.88	4.28
1995	2.85	4.15
1996	2.83	4.11
1997	2.81	4.08
1998	2.79	4.07
1999	2.77	4.06
2000	2.74	4.01
2001	2.72	3.98
2002	2.7	3.93
2003	2.68	3.86
2004	2.68	3.78
2005	2.64	3.69
2006	2.62	3.64
2007	2.61	3.68
2008	2.61	3.78
2009	2.59	3.95
2010	2.59	4.04
2011	2.6	4.13
2012	2.59	4.13
2013	2.57	4.11
2014	2.55	4.01
2015	2.53	3.91
2016	2.5	3.83
2017	2.46	3.77
2018	2.4	3.74
2019	2.29	3.75
2020	2.18	3.75
2021	2.15	3.77
2022	2.14	3.77
2023	2.12	3.72
2024	2.11	3.67
2025	2.09	3.62
2026	2.07	3.57
2027	2.06	3.52
2028	2.04	3.47
2029	2.02	3.43
2030	2.01	3.38
2031	2	3.33
2032	1.99	3.29
2033	1.97	3.25
2034	1.96	3.21
2035	1.95	3.17
2036	1.95	3.13
2037	1.94	3.09
2038	1.93	3.06
2039	1.92	3.02
2040	1.91	2.99
2041	1.91	2.96
2042	1.9	2.93
2043	1.89	2.9
2044	1.89	2.87
2045	1.88	2.84
2046	1.88	2.81
2047	1.87	2.78
2048	1.87	2.75
2049	1.86	2.72
2050	1.86	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Panama	Zimbabwe
1960	44.2%	47.3%
1961	44.3%	47.7%
1962	44.5%	48.1%
1963	44.6%	48.5%
1964	44.7%	48.8%
1965	44.8%	48.7%
1966	44.8%	48.6%
1967	44.8%	48.5%
1968	44.7%	48.5%
1969	44.6%	48.4%
1970	44.5%	48.3%
1971	44.3%	48.2%
1972	44.1%	48.2%
1973	43.9%	48.1%
1974	43.6%	48.1%
1975	43.3%	48.1%
1976	42.9%	48.2%
1977	42.4%	48.3%
1978	41.9%	48.5%
1979	41.4%	48.8%
1980	40.8%	48.7%
1981	40.3%	48.4%
1982	39.8%	48.3%
1983	39.3%	48.2%
1984	38.8%	48.1%
1985	38.3%	48%
1986	37.8%	47.9%
1987	37.4%	47.9%
1988	36.9%	47.9%
1989	36.5%	47.6%
1990	36.1%	47.1%
1991	35.7%	46.6%
1992	35.3%	46.8%
1993	34.9%	47.1%
1994	34.6%	46.6%
1995	34.2%	45.9%
1996	33.9%	45%
1997	33.5%	44%
1998	33.1%	43.1%
1999	32.8%	42.4%
2000	32.4%	41.9%
2001	32%	41.5%
2002	31.6%	41.4%
2003	31.3%	41.5%
2004	31%	41.7%
2005	30.6%	41.9%
2006	30.3%	42%
2007	30%	42.1%
2008	29.7%	42.4%
2009	29.5%	42.7%
2010	29.2%	43%
2011	28.9%	43.4%
2012	28.7%	43.7%
2013	28.4%	43.9%
2014	28.2%	43.9%
2015	27.9%	43.8%
2016	27.6%	43.6%
2017	27.4%	43.3%
2018	27.1%	42.9%
2019	26.7%	42.5%
2020	26.4%	42.2%
2021	26%	41.9%
2022	25.7%	41.6%
2023	25.3%	41.3%
2024	24.9%	40.9%
2025	24.5%	40.3%
2026	24.1%	39.6%
2027	23.8%	39%
2028	23.4%	38.4%
2029	23%	37.8%
2030	22.6%	37.4%
2031	22.2%	37%
2032	21.9%	36.8%
2033	21.6%	36.5%
2034	21.3%	36.3%
2035	21%	36.1%
2036	20.9%	35.8%
2037	20.7%	35.6%
2038	20.5%	35.3%
2039	20.3%	35.1%
2040	20.1%	34.8%
2041	20%	34.6%
2042	19.8%	34.3%
2043	19.6%	34.1%
2044	19.4%	33.8%
2045	19.3%	33.5%
2046	19.1%	33.2%
2047	18.9%	32.9%
2048	18.8%	32.6%
2049	18.6%	32.2%
2050	18.4%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.9% of the population in Panama and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 36.1% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Panama and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Panama vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in Panama 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
	Panama	Zimbabwe
1960	35,431	126,959
1961	37,100	131,531
1962	38,537	136,317
1963	39,872	140,984
1964	40,806	145,848
1965	41,604	151,164
1966	42,457	156,014
1967	43,054	161,205
1968	43,641	166,865
1969	44,278	172,626
1970	45,075	178,979
1971	45,867	185,427
1972	46,311	193,725
1973	46,540	201,885
1974	46,932	208,806
1975	47,149	216,947
1976	47,307	221,419
1977	47,438	225,139
1978	47,694	222,979
1979	48,362	223,657
1980	49,077	241,179
1981	50,018	271,361
1982	50,858	279,934
1983	51,880	286,545
1984	52,436	290,052
1985	52,573	290,756
1986	52,681	289,894
1987	52,690	286,766
1988	52,767	277,498
1989	52,295	270,838
1990	53,451	265,444
1991	53,079	260,943
1992	53,186	255,291
1993	53,591	228,045
1994	53,845	216,343
1995	54,069	206,695
1996	54,512	205,269
1997	55,060	216,288
1998	55,482	225,614
1999	55,911	232,393
2000	56,236	236,343
2001	56,654	227,909
2002	57,011	244,170
2003	57,458	243,057
2004	58,281	248,307
2005	58,014	248,545
2006	58,067	248,963
2007	58,454	261,805
2008	58,961	280,527
2009	59,168	309,316
2010	59,418	335,570
2011	60,411	359,572
2012	60,471	371,135
2013	60,295	374,757
2014	60,227	366,350
2015	59,896	356,203
2016	59,454	348,772
2017	58,607	344,035
2018	57,508	345,883
2019	54,420	348,798
2020	46,599	354,790
2021	46,747	349,908
2022	50,556	371,243
2023	50,197	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Panama vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	Zimbabwe
1985	95	573
1986	94	525
1987	93	480
1988	93	431
1989	96	382
1990	89	353
1991	87	332
1992	85	333
1993	81	331
1994	78	332
1995	77	332
1996	73	352
1997	70	357
1998	68	368
1999	65	399
2000	64	405
2001	62	467
2002	59	418
2003	58	455
2004	57	451
2005	57	454
2006	56	480
2007	55	519
2008	55	526
2009	55	540
2010	56	567
2011	55	564
2012	53	558
2013	52	525
2014	49	468
2015	48	428
2016	47	411
2017	47	389
2018	43	386
2019	41	388
2020	74	380
2021	59	446
2022	40	368
2023	37	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Panama 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
	Panama	Zimbabwe
1960	9.31%	15.2%
1961	9.04%	14.8%
1962	8.78%	14.4%
1963	8.52%	14%
1964	8.28%	13.5%
1965	8.05%	13.1%
1966	7.83%	12.7%
1967	7.62%	12.4%
1968	7.38%	12.1%
1969	7.1%	11.8%
1970	6.78%	11.7%
1971	6.43%	11.5%
1972	6.07%	11.5%
1973	5.72%	11.4%
1974	5.41%	11.4%
1975	5.15%	11.4%
1976	4.93%	11.5%
1977	4.76%	11.5%
1978	4.61%	11.5%
1979	4.47%	11.3%
1980	4.34%	11.1%
1981	4.19%	10.7%
1982	4.05%	10.1%
1983	3.9%	9.5%
1984	3.75%	8.87%
1985	3.61%	8.31%
1986	3.47%	7.86%
1987	3.35%	7.61%
1988	3.24%	7.55%
1989	3.14%	7.69%
1990	3.05%	7.97%
1991	2.97%	8.33%
1992	2.91%	8.73%
1993	2.87%	9.16%
1994	2.83%	9.52%
1995	2.8%	9.83%
1996	2.77%	10%
1997	2.73%	10.1%
1998	2.68%	10%
1999	2.63%	9.92%
2000	2.56%	9.83%
2001	2.49%	9.79%
2002	2.41%	8.48%
2003	2.33%	8.85%
2004	2.25%	9.17%
2005	2.17%	9.23%
2006	2.1%	9.4%
2007	2.03%	9.47%
2008	1.97%	9.34%
2009	1.91%	9.03%
2010	1.86%	8.5%
2011	1.81%	7.88%
2012	1.77%	7.14%
2013	1.75%	6.55%
2014	1.73%	6.18%
2015	1.72%	5.98%
2016	1.7%	5.69%
2017	1.68%	5.5%
2018	1.65%	5.23%
2019	1.59%	5.11%
2020	1.52%	5.01%
2021	1.45%	4.76%
2022	1.39%	4.6%
2023	1.33%	4.42%