Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate: births per woman
Malawi
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.72 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Malawi ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.2246 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.0338 live births per woman | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 6.82 live births per woman | 0.5419 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 0.5841 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.76 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 0.0065 live births per woman | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.72 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Malawi ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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.