Fertility & birth rates in United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the United Arab Emirates was 1.2 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 the United Arab Emirates 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
	UAE	Zimbabwe
1960	6.5	7.2
1961	6.49	7.21
1962	6.49	7.23
1963	6.5	7.23
1964	6.49	7.23
1965	6.5	7.23
1966	6.5	7.2
1967	6.51	7.16
1968	6.53	7.11
1969	6.52	7.04
1970	6.52	6.98
1971	6.52	6.94
1972	6.5	6.94
1973	6.46	6.94
1974	6.41	6.88
1975	6.35	6.83
1976	6.29	6.77
1977	6.22	6.71
1978	6.15	6.66
1979	6.06	6.59
1980	5.95	6.52
1981	5.81	6.45
1982	5.66	6.33
1983	5.48	6.2
1984	5.3	6.04
1985	5.13	5.87
1986	5	5.69
1987	4.88	5.5
1988	4.77	5.28
1989	4.65	5.07
1990	4.51	4.88
1991	4.25	4.72
1992	4.09	4.57
1993	3.82	4.39
1994	3.76	4.28
1995	3.28	4.15
1996	3.06	4.11
1997	2.83	4.08
1998	2.77	4.07
1999	2.79	4.06
2000	2.73	4.01
2001	2.62	3.98
2002	2.54	3.93
2003	2.49	3.86
2004	2.38	3.78
2005	2.23	3.69
2006	1.96	3.64
2007	1.79	3.68
2008	1.52	3.78
2009	1.58	3.95
2010	1.57	4.04
2011	1.54	4.13
2012	1.53	4.13
2013	1.53	4.11
2014	1.48	4.01
2015	1.42	3.91
2016	1.37	3.83
2017	1.35	3.77
2018	1.29	3.74
2019	1.25	3.75
2020	1.29	3.75
2021	1.16	3.77
2022	1.15	3.77
2023	1.2	3.72
2024	1.21	3.67
2025	1.21	3.62
2026	1.21	3.57
2027	1.21	3.52
2028	1.22	3.47
2029	1.22	3.43
2030	1.23	3.38
2031	1.23	3.33
2032	1.24	3.29
2033	1.25	3.25
2034	1.25	3.21
2035	1.26	3.17
2036	1.26	3.13
2037	1.27	3.09
2038	1.28	3.06
2039	1.28	3.02
2040	1.28	2.99
2041	1.29	2.96
2042	1.29	2.93
2043	1.3	2.9
2044	1.3	2.87
2045	1.31	2.84
2046	1.31	2.81
2047	1.31	2.78
2048	1.32	2.75
2049	1.32	2.72
2050	1.33	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	UAE	Zimbabwe
1960	37.8%	47.3%
1961	36.7%	47.7%
1962	35.8%	48.1%
1963	35.1%	48.5%
1964	34.5%	48.8%
1965	33.9%	48.7%
1966	33.2%	48.6%
1967	32.1%	48.5%
1968	31.2%	48.5%
1969	30.6%	48.4%
1970	29.8%	48.3%
1971	29%	48.2%
1972	28.3%	48.2%
1973	27.8%	48.1%
1974	27.4%	48.1%
1975	27.2%	48.1%
1976	26.9%	48.2%
1977	26.8%	48.3%
1978	26.9%	48.5%
1979	27.1%	48.8%
1980	27.4%	48.7%
1981	28%	48.4%
1982	28.8%	48.3%
1983	29.5%	48.2%
1984	30.2%	48.1%
1985	30.7%	48%
1986	31.2%	47.9%
1987	31.2%	47.9%
1988	30.9%	47.9%
1989	30.3%	47.6%
1990	29.6%	47.1%
1991	28.8%	46.6%
1992	28.1%	46.8%
1993	27.4%	47.1%
1994	26.7%	46.6%
1995	25.9%	45.9%
1996	25.2%	45%
1997	24.3%	44%
1998	23.1%	43.1%
1999	22%	42.4%
2000	20.8%	41.9%
2001	19.8%	41.5%
2002	18.9%	41.4%
2003	18.3%	41.5%
2004	17.8%	41.7%
2005	17.5%	41.9%
2006	17.2%	42%
2007	17%	42.1%
2008	16.9%	42.4%
2009	16.9%	42.7%
2010	16.9%	43%
2011	16.8%	43.4%
2012	16.8%	43.7%
2013	16.8%	43.9%
2014	16.8%	43.9%
2015	16.8%	43.8%
2016	16.8%	43.6%
2017	16.8%	43.3%
2018	16.7%	42.9%
2019	16.6%	42.5%
2020	16.6%	42.2%
2021	16.5%	41.9%
2022	16.5%	41.6%
2023	16.3%	41.3%
2024	16.1%	40.9%
2025	16%	40.3%
2026	15.9%	39.6%
2027	15.9%	39%
2028	15.9%	38.4%
2029	15.9%	37.8%
2030	16%	37.4%
2031	16.1%	37%
2032	16.3%	36.8%
2033	16.5%	36.5%
2034	16.7%	36.3%
2035	16.9%	36.1%
2036	17.1%	35.8%
2037	17.3%	35.6%
2038	17.5%	35.3%
2039	17.7%	35.1%
2040	17.9%	34.8%
2041	18%	34.6%
2042	18.1%	34.3%
2043	18.2%	34.1%
2044	18.3%	33.8%
2045	18.3%	33.5%
2046	18.3%	33.2%
2047	18.3%	32.9%
2048	18.3%	32.6%
2049	18.2%	32.2%
2050	18.1%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in the United Arab Emirates and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 29.6% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates 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
	UAE	Zimbabwe
1960	3,418	126,959
1961	3,657	131,531
1962	3,901	136,317
1963	4,157	140,984
1964	4,410	145,848
1965	4,675	151,164
1966	4,955	156,014
1967	5,264	161,205
1968	5,588	166,865
1969	6,138	172,626
1970	6,922	178,979
1971	7,839	185,427
1972	8,818	193,725
1973	9,822	201,885
1974	10,835	208,806
1975	11,859	216,947
1976	12,876	221,419
1977	15,787	225,139
1978	18,879	222,979
1979	21,987	223,657
1980	25,005	241,179
1981	27,560	271,361
1982	29,585	279,934
1983	31,480	286,545
1984	33,250	290,052
1985	34,855	290,756
1986	36,829	289,894
1987	37,741	286,766
1988	38,861	277,498
1989	40,148	270,838
1990	41,339	265,444
1991	41,409	260,943
1992	42,119	255,291
1993	41,324	228,045
1994	42,976	216,343
1995	38,685	206,695
1996	37,886	205,269
1997	38,207	216,288
1998	41,176	225,614
1999	46,198	232,393
2000	49,993	236,343
2001	52,789	227,909
2002	55,922	244,170
2003	59,118	243,057
2004	60,344	248,307
2005	60,046	248,545
2006	54,338	248,963
2007	55,048	261,805
2008	55,426	280,527
2009	66,521	309,316
2010	69,907	335,570
2011	73,496	359,572
2012	78,682	371,135
2013	82,977	374,757
2014	84,277	366,350
2015	85,044	356,203
2016	87,028	348,772
2017	89,382	344,035
2018	86,840	345,883
2019	86,296	348,798
2020	87,871	354,790
2021	76,802	349,908
2022	81,758	371,243
2023	92,698	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the United Arab Emirates, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	UAE	Zimbabwe
1985	19	573
1986	19	525
1987	19	480
1988	19	431
1989	19	382
1990	19	353
1991	19	332
1992	19	333
1993	19	331
1994	19	332
1995	18	332
1996	16	352
1997	14	357
1998	12	368
1999	10	399
2000	8	405
2001	7	467
2002	5	418
2003	5	455
2004	4	451
2005	4	454
2006	3	480
2007	3	519
2008	3	526
2009	3	540
2010	3	567
2011	4	564
2012	4	558
2013	4	525
2014	3	468
2015	3	428
2016	3	411
2017	3	389
2018	3	386
2019	3	388
2020	6	380
2021	6	446
2022	2	368
2023	3	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates 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
	UAE	Zimbabwe
1960	20.1%	15.2%
1961	19%	14.8%
1962	18%	14.4%
1963	16.9%	14%
1964	15.8%	13.5%
1965	14.8%	13.1%
1966	13.7%	12.7%
1967	12.6%	12.4%
1968	11.6%	12.1%
1969	10.6%	11.8%
1970	9.62%	11.7%
1971	8.72%	11.5%
1972	7.89%	11.5%
1973	7.12%	11.4%
1974	6.43%	11.4%
1975	5.8%	11.4%
1976	5.23%	11.5%
1977	4.7%	11.5%
1978	4.22%	11.5%
1979	3.78%	11.3%
1980	3.4%	11.1%
1981	3.06%	10.7%
1982	2.77%	10.1%
1983	2.52%	9.5%
1984	2.31%	8.87%
1985	2.12%	8.31%
1986	1.97%	7.86%
1987	1.83%	7.61%
1988	1.71%	7.55%
1989	1.61%	7.69%
1990	1.51%	7.97%
1991	1.43%	8.33%
1992	1.37%	8.73%
1993	1.31%	9.16%
1994	1.26%	9.52%
1995	1.21%	9.83%
1996	1.18%	10%
1997	1.15%	10.1%
1998	1.12%	10%
1999	1.09%	9.92%
2000	1.07%	9.83%
2001	1.05%	9.79%
2002	1.03%	8.48%
2003	1.01%	8.85%
2004	1%	9.17%
2005	0.98%	9.23%
2006	0.96%	9.4%
2007	0.94%	9.47%
2008	0.92%	9.34%
2009	0.9%	9.03%
2010	0.88%	8.5%
2011	0.86%	7.88%
2012	0.84%	7.14%
2013	0.82%	6.55%
2014	0.79%	6.18%
2015	0.77%	5.98%
2016	0.73%	5.69%
2017	0.7%	5.5%
2018	0.67%	5.23%
2019	0.63%	5.11%
2020	0.6%	5.01%
2021	0.56%	4.76%
2022	0.53%	4.6%
2023	0.5%	4.42%