Madagascar vs Zambia: Birth rate

Madagascar
32.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
33.08 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
23rd
Zambia rank
20th

Birth rate over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 33.08 births per 1,000 people against 32.09 births per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.99 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 49.01 births per 1,000 people 49.32 births per 1,000 people 0.3139 births per 1,000 people Zambia
1960s 46.26 births per 1,000 people 48.88 births per 1,000 people 2.62 births per 1,000 people Zambia
1970s 47.28 births per 1,000 people 49.33 births per 1,000 people 2.04 births per 1,000 people Zambia
1980s 44.98 births per 1,000 people 47.31 births per 1,000 people 2.33 births per 1,000 people Zambia
1990s 44.12 births per 1,000 people 46.55 births per 1,000 people 2.43 births per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 39.09 births per 1,000 people 43.78 births per 1,000 people 4.69 births per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 34.46 births per 1,000 people 37.94 births per 1,000 people 3.48 births per 1,000 people Zambia
2020s 32.7 births per 1,000 people 33.74 births per 1,000 people 1.04 births per 1,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 33.08 births per 1,000 people against 32.09 births per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Madagascar and Zambia?
0.99 births per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for birth rate?
Madagascar ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.