Congo vs Malawi: Birth rate
Congo
30.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
31.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Malawi rank
27th
Birth rate over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.63 births per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.75 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.58 births per 1,000 people | 51.36 births per 1,000 people | 6.78 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 43.53 births per 1,000 people | 54.16 births per 1,000 people | 10.63 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 43.71 births per 1,000 people | 52.97 births per 1,000 people | 9.25 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 50.52 births per 1,000 people | 10.34 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 38.34 births per 1,000 people | 47.2 births per 1,000 people | 8.87 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 37.2 births per 1,000 people | 43.59 births per 1,000 people | 6.39 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 35.52 births per 1,000 people | 36.25 births per 1,000 people | 0.7315 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31.17 births per 1,000 people | 31.93 births per 1,000 people | 0.7588 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Congo or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.63 births per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Congo and Malawi?
- 0.75 births per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for birth rate?
- Congo ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.