Malawi vs Rwanda: Fertility rate: births per woman
Malawi
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda
3.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
Rwanda rank
39th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.7 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 8.22 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 8.24 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 8.12 live births per woman | 0.7496 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.73 live births per woman | 0.5306 live births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.0392 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 0.3365 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 4.16 live births per woman | 0.3624 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.76 live births per woman | 3.81 live births per woman | 0.0485 live births per woman | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.7 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Malawi ranks 40th and Rwanda ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.