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
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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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.