Live births in Zimbabwe
Live births in Zimbabwe was 496,917 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 55th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 496,917 Estimated |
| 2022 | 496,240 Estimated |
| 2021 | 488,642 Estimated |
| 2020 | 481,152 Estimated |
| 2019 | 475,267 Estimated |
| 2018 | 470,991 Estimated |
| 2017 | 471,228 Estimated |
| 2016 | 477,484 Estimated |
| 2015 | 488,386 Estimated |
| 2014 | 503,038 Estimated |
| 2013 | 518,165 Estimated |
| 2012 | 522,389 Estimated |
| 2011 | 518,550 Estimated |
| 2010 | 505,804 Estimated |
| 2009 | 493,086 Estimated |
| 2008 | 471,211 Estimated |
| 2007 | 456,483 Estimated |
| 2006 | 444,835 Estimated |
| 2005 | 446,943 Estimated |
| 2004 | 449,199 Estimated |
| 2003 | 447,857 Estimated |
| 2002 | 441,668 Estimated |
| 2001 | 436,531 Estimated |
| 2000 | 429,631 Estimated |
| 1999 | 419,663 Estimated |
| 1998 | 399,660 Estimated |
| 1997 | 379,430 Estimated |
| 1996 | 361,586 Estimated |
| 1995 | 347,511 Estimated |
| 1994 | 348,215 Estimated |
| 1993 | 351,643 Estimated |
| 1992 | 366,774 Estimated |
| 1991 | 363,263 Estimated |
| 1990 | 359,971 Estimated |
| 1989 | 358,950 Estimated |
| 1988 | 360,829 Estimated |
| 1987 | 366,734 Estimated |
| 1986 | 367,712 Estimated |
| 1985 | 367,769 Estimated |
| 1984 | 366,882 Estimated |
| 1983 | 364,329 Estimated |
| 1982 | 356,477 Estimated |
| 1981 | 347,285 Estimated |
| 1980 | 315,730 Estimated |
| 1979 | 307,814 Estimated |
| 1978 | 306,020 Estimated |
| 1977 | 299,966 Estimated |
| 1976 | 292,504 Estimated |
| 1975 | 284,338 Estimated |
| 1974 | 274,115 Estimated |
| 1973 | 265,336 Estimated |
| 1972 | 254,924 Estimated |
| 1971 | 245,148 Estimated |
| 1970 | 237,535 Estimated |
| 1969 | 230,262 Estimated |
| 1968 | 223,790 Estimated |
| 1967 | 217,579 Estimated |
| 1966 | 211,933 Estimated |
| 1965 | 206,762 Estimated |
| 1964 | 201,125 Estimated |
| 1963 | 195,986 Estimated |
| 1962 | 191,006 Estimated |
| 1961 | 185,877 Estimated |
| 1960 | 180,915 Estimated |
| 1959 | 175,962 Estimated |
| 1958 | 171,414 Estimated |
| 1957 | 166,950 Estimated |
| 1956 | 162,603 Estimated |
| 1955 | 158,336 Estimated |
| 1954 | 154,570 Estimated |
| 1953 | 150,908 Estimated |
| 1952 | 147,318 Estimated |
| 1951 | 143,900 Estimated |
| 1950 | 140,346 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/zimbabwe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/zimbabwe.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/zimbabwe (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_zimbabwe_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Zimbabwe, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/zimbabwe. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Zimbabwe?
Live births in Zimbabwe was 496,917 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 55th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Zimbabwe?
522,389 in 2012, the highest value since 1950 in this series.