Which has higher births, by age of mother, Malawi or South Africa?

Malawi, at 94 births against 86 births in South Africa as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs South Africa: Births, by age of mother

Malawi

94 births

in 2023

South Africa

86 births

in 2023

Malawi rank

47th

South Africa rank

50th

Births, by age of mother over time

Malawi
South Africa

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 94 births against 86 births in South Africa, a difference of 8 births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 50th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	107.4 births	408.8 births	301.4 births	South Africa
1960s	148.5 births	523.1 births	374.6 births	South Africa
1970s	188.3 births	538.5 births	350.2 births	South Africa
1980s	292.8 births	414.7 births	121.9 births	South Africa
1990s	382.6 births	240.7 births	141.9 births	Malawi
2000s	284.1 births	131.9 births	152.2 births	Malawi
2010s	247.6 births	39.5 births	208.1 births	Malawi
2020s	112 births	70 births	42 births	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Malawi or South Africa?: Malawi, at 94 births against 86 births in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Malawi and South Africa?: 8 births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Malawi ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.