Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Malawi
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 live births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
Zimbabwe rank
37th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 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 comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Malawi ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.