Malawi vs Rwanda: Fertility rate, total
Malawi
3.65 births per woman
in 2023
Rwanda
3.7 births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
39th
Rwanda rank
38th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.7 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.37 births per woman | 8.12 births per woman | 0.7496 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 7.73 births per woman | 0.5306 births per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.43 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 0.0392 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 births per woman | 5.47 births per woman | 0.3365 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 births per woman | 4.16 births per woman | 0.3624 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.76 births per woman | 3.81 births per woman | 0.0485 births per woman | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.7 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Malawi ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release