Malta vs Singapore: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.01 births per woman against 0.97 births per woman in Singapore, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Malta ranks 209th and Singapore ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 births per woman | 4.63 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.02 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | 0.369 births per woman | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.27 births per woman | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.91 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 0.252 births per woman | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.119 births per woman | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman | 0.138 births per woman | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.08 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | 0.044 births per woman | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Malta or Singapore?
- Malta, at 1.01 births per woman against 0.97 births per woman in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Malta and Singapore?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Malta ranks 209th and Singapore ranks 211th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.