Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate, total
Malawi
3.65 births per woman
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.72 births per woman
in 2023
Malawi rank
39th
Zimbabwe rank
36th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.72 births per woman against 3.65 births per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 215 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.37 births per woman | 6.82 births per woman | 0.5419 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 births per woman | 4.33 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 births per woman | 3.94 births per woman | 0.5841 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.76 births per woman | 3.75 births per woman | 0.0065 births per woman | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.72 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Malawi ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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