Malawi vs Pakistan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Malawi
3.44 children per women
in 2023
Pakistan
3.35 children per women
in 2023
Malawi rank
41st
Pakistan rank
44th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.44 children per women against 3.35 children per women in Pakistan, a difference of 0.09 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Malawi ranks 41st and Pakistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.46 children per women | 4.29 children per women | 0.8339 children per women | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 3.76 children per women | 4.99 children per women | 1.23 children per women | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 4.38 children per women | 5.33 children per women | 0.9449 children per women | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 4.84 children per women | 5.37 children per women | 0.5351 children per women | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 4.86 children per women | 5.04 children per women | 0.1782 children per women | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 5 children per women | 4.23 children per women | 0.7672 children per women | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.17 children per women | 3.68 children per women | 0.4853 children per women | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.54 children per women | 3.41 children per women | 0.1259 children per women | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Malawi, at 3.44 children per women against 3.35 children per women in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 0.09 children per women, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Pakistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).