Fertility & birth rates in Togo and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Togo vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Togo was 4.19 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 Togo 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
	Togo	Zimbabwe
1960	6.8	7.2
1961	6.82	7.21
1962	6.86	7.23
1963	6.89	7.23
1964	6.92	7.23
1965	6.94	7.23
1966	6.96	7.2
1967	6.96	7.16
1968	6.97	7.11
1969	7.02	7.04
1970	7.04	6.98
1971	7.06	6.94
1972	7.07	6.94
1973	7.08	6.94
1974	7.09	6.88
1975	7.09	6.83
1976	7.06	6.77
1977	7.03	6.71
1978	6.98	6.66
1979	6.94	6.59
1980	6.88	6.52
1981	6.81	6.45
1982	6.73	6.33
1983	6.63	6.2
1984	6.54	6.04
1985	6.46	5.87
1986	6.38	5.69
1987	6.3	5.5
1988	6.23	5.28
1989	6.15	5.07
1990	6.07	4.88
1991	5.99	4.72
1992	5.89	4.57
1993	5.78	4.39
1994	5.67	4.28
1995	5.57	4.15
1996	5.46	4.11
1997	5.36	4.08
1998	5.29	4.07
1999	5.23	4.06
2000	5.17	4.01
2001	5.13	3.98
2002	5.09	3.93
2003	5.05	3.86
2004	5	3.78
2005	5.04	3.69
2006	5.08	3.64
2007	5.1	3.68
2008	5.1	3.78
2009	5.1	3.95
2010	5.09	4.04
2011	4.98	4.13
2012	4.85	4.13
2013	4.75	4.11
2014	4.7	4.01
2015	4.66	3.91
2016	4.63	3.83
2017	4.58	3.77
2018	4.51	3.74
2019	4.45	3.75
2020	4.39	3.75
2021	4.32	3.77
2022	4.25	3.77
2023	4.19	3.72
2024	4.12	3.67
2025	4.07	3.62
2026	4.01	3.57
2027	3.95	3.52
2028	3.89	3.47
2029	3.84	3.43
2030	3.79	3.38
2031	3.75	3.33
2032	3.7	3.29
2033	3.65	3.25
2034	3.61	3.21
2035	3.56	3.17
2036	3.52	3.13
2037	3.48	3.09
2038	3.44	3.06
2039	3.4	3.02
2040	3.37	2.99
2041	3.33	2.96
2042	3.3	2.93
2043	3.27	2.9
2044	3.23	2.87
2045	3.2	2.84
2046	3.16	2.81
2047	3.13	2.78
2048	3.1	2.75
2049	3.07	2.72
2050	3.04	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Togo	Zimbabwe
1960	44%	47.3%
1961	44.1%	47.7%
1962	44.2%	48.1%
1963	44.4%	48.5%
1964	44.5%	48.8%
1965	44.6%	48.7%
1966	44.7%	48.6%
1967	44.8%	48.5%
1968	44.9%	48.5%
1969	45%	48.4%
1970	45.1%	48.3%
1971	45.2%	48.2%
1972	45.4%	48.2%
1973	45.5%	48.1%
1974	45.6%	48.1%
1975	45.8%	48.1%
1976	45.9%	48.2%
1977	46%	48.3%
1978	46.1%	48.5%
1979	46.2%	48.8%
1980	46.2%	48.7%
1981	46.2%	48.4%
1982	46.2%	48.3%
1983	46.1%	48.2%
1984	46%	48.1%
1985	45.9%	48%
1986	45.8%	47.9%
1987	45.7%	47.9%
1988	45.5%	47.9%
1989	45.3%	47.6%
1990	45.2%	47.1%
1991	44.9%	46.6%
1992	44.7%	46.8%
1993	44.5%	47.1%
1994	44.2%	46.6%
1995	44%	45.9%
1996	43.8%	45%
1997	43.5%	44%
1998	43.2%	43.1%
1999	42.9%	42.4%
2000	42.6%	41.9%
2001	42.4%	41.5%
2002	42.3%	41.4%
2003	42.2%	41.5%
2004	42%	41.7%
2005	41.9%	41.9%
2006	41.8%	42%
2007	41.6%	42.1%
2008	41.6%	42.4%
2009	41.5%	42.7%
2010	41.6%	43%
2011	41.6%	43.4%
2012	41.6%	43.7%
2013	41.6%	43.9%
2014	41.5%	43.9%
2015	41.5%	43.8%
2016	41.4%	43.6%
2017	41.2%	43.3%
2018	41.1%	42.9%
2019	40.9%	42.5%
2020	40.7%	42.2%
2021	40.5%	41.9%
2022	40.2%	41.6%
2023	39.9%	41.3%
2024	39.5%	40.9%
2025	39.2%	40.3%
2026	38.8%	39.6%
2027	38.4%	39%
2028	38.1%	38.4%
2029	37.8%	37.8%
2030	37.5%	37.4%
2031	37.2%	37%
2032	36.9%	36.8%
2033	36.6%	36.5%
2034	36.4%	36.3%
2035	36.1%	36.1%
2036	35.9%	35.8%
2037	35.6%	35.6%
2038	35.4%	35.3%
2039	35.2%	35.1%
2040	35%	34.8%
2041	34.8%	34.6%
2042	34.6%	34.3%
2043	34.4%	34.1%
2044	34.2%	33.8%
2045	33.9%	33.5%
2046	33.7%	33.2%
2047	33.5%	32.9%
2048	33.2%	32.6%
2049	33%	32.2%
2050	32.8%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Togo and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Togo and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Togo vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.46% in Togo 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
	Togo	Zimbabwe
1960	43,307	126,959
1961	44,623	131,531
1962	46,201	136,317
1963	47,869	140,984
1964	49,449	145,848
1965	51,323	151,164
1966	53,640	156,014
1967	56,128	161,205
1968	59,110	166,865
1969	62,589	172,626
1970	65,851	178,979
1971	69,206	185,427
1972	72,008	193,725
1973	74,713	201,885
1974	77,347	208,806
1975	79,831	216,947
1976	82,321	221,419
1977	84,572	225,139
1978	86,950	222,979
1979	89,148	223,657
1980	91,445	241,179
1981	94,318	271,361
1982	97,003	279,934
1983	99,817	286,545
1984	102,425	290,052
1985	104,949	290,756
1986	107,957	289,894
1987	110,739	286,766
1988	112,915	277,498
1989	114,432	270,838
1990	116,200	265,444
1991	117,409	260,943
1992	118,876	255,291
1993	119,938	228,045
1994	113,074	216,343
1995	116,314	206,695
1996	119,418	205,269
1997	122,109	216,288
1998	125,392	225,614
1999	129,832	232,393
2000	133,873	236,343
2001	137,808	227,909
2002	141,643	244,170
2003	144,900	243,057
2004	147,574	248,307
2005	154,117	248,545
2006	160,671	248,963
2007	168,144	261,805
2008	173,677	280,527
2009	180,111	309,316
2010	185,294	335,570
2011	186,406	359,572
2012	186,061	371,135
2013	187,309	374,757
2014	190,667	366,350
2015	194,768	356,203
2016	199,364	348,772
2017	202,307	344,035
2018	204,942	345,883
2019	207,608	348,798
2020	208,663	354,790
2021	210,613	349,908
2022	215,090	371,243
2023	218,093	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Togo vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 349 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Togo	Zimbabwe
1985	668	573
1986	649	525
1987	636	480
1988	628	431
1989	644	382
1990	657	353
1991	676	332
1992	692	333
1993	728	331
1994	688	332
1995	663	332
1996	627	352
1997	600	357
1998	570	368
1999	529	399
2000	496	405
2001	478	467
2002	447	418
2003	431	455
2004	431	451
2005	434	454
2006	453	480
2007	448	519
2008	457	526
2009	471	540
2010	497	567
2011	501	564
2012	506	558
2013	500	525
2014	490	468
2015	470	428
2016	460	411
2017	443	389
2018	435	386
2019	416	388
2020	398	380
2021	397	446
2022	362	368
2023	349	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.83% in Togo 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
	Togo	Zimbabwe
1960	26%	15.2%
1961	25.8%	14.8%
1962	25.5%	14.4%
1963	25.2%	14%
1964	24.9%	13.5%
1965	24.6%	13.1%
1966	24.2%	12.7%
1967	23.8%	12.4%
1968	23.4%	12.1%
1969	23%	11.8%
1970	22.5%	11.7%
1971	22.1%	11.5%
1972	21.6%	11.5%
1973	21.1%	11.4%
1974	20.7%	11.4%
1975	20.2%	11.4%
1976	19.7%	11.5%
1977	19.2%	11.5%
1978	18.8%	11.5%
1979	18.3%	11.3%
1980	17.9%	11.1%
1981	17.5%	10.7%
1982	17.1%	10.1%
1983	16.7%	9.5%
1984	16.3%	8.87%
1985	16%	8.31%
1986	15.7%	7.86%
1987	15.4%	7.61%
1988	15.2%	7.55%
1989	14.9%	7.69%
1990	14.7%	7.97%
1991	14.5%	8.33%
1992	14.3%	8.73%
1993	14.1%	9.16%
1994	13.9%	9.52%
1995	13.6%	9.83%
1996	13.3%	10%
1997	13%	10.1%
1998	12.7%	10%
1999	12.3%	9.92%
2000	12%	9.83%
2001	11.6%	9.79%
2002	11.3%	8.48%
2003	10.9%	8.85%
2004	10.6%	9.17%
2005	10.3%	9.23%
2006	9.97%	9.4%
2007	9.69%	9.47%
2008	9.41%	9.34%
2009	9.14%	9.03%
2010	8.87%	8.5%
2011	8.59%	7.88%
2012	8.33%	7.14%
2013	8.07%	6.55%
2014	7.81%	6.18%
2015	7.56%	5.98%
2016	7.32%	5.69%
2017	7.09%	5.5%
2018	6.86%	5.23%
2019	6.63%	5.11%
2020	6.43%	5.01%
2021	6.22%	4.76%
2022	6.02%	4.6%
2023	5.83%	4.42%