Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Malawi
3.44 children per women
in 2023
Solomon Islands
3.43 children per women
in 2023
Malawi rank
41st
Solomon Islands rank
42nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.44 children per women against 3.43 children per women in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.46 children per women | 5.24 children per women | 1.78 children per women | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 3.76 children per women | 5.76 children per women | 2 children per women | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 4.38 children per women | 6.18 children per women | 1.8 children per women | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 4.84 children per women | 5.88 children per women | 1.04 children per women | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 4.86 children per women | 4.98 children per women | 0.1179 children per women | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 5 children per women | 4.25 children per women | 0.7476 children per women | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.17 children per women | 4.01 children per women | 0.155 children per women | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.54 children per women | 3.52 children per women | 0.0161 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 Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at 3.44 children per women against 3.43 children per women in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.01 children per women, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 42nd 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).