Italy vs Malta: Fertility rate: births per woman
Italy
1.2 live births per woman
in 2023
Malta
1.1 live births per woman
in 2023
Italy rank
220th
Malta rank
223rd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.2 live births per woman against 1.1 live births per woman in Malta, a difference of 0.1 live births per woman.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 220th and Malta ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.36 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | Malta |
| 1960s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.68 live births per woman | 0.1661 live births per woman | Malta |
| 1970s | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.0535 live births per woman | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 0.5381 live births per woman | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.24 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.675 live births per woman | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.1085 live births per woman | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.0199 live births per woman | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.1228 live births per woman | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 1.2 live births per woman against 1.1 live births per woman in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Italy and Malta?
- 0.1 live births per woman, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Italy ranks 220th and Malta ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.