Malta vs San Marino: Fertility rate: births per woman

Malta
1.1 live births per woman
in 2023
San Marino
1.15 live births per woman
in 2023
Malta rank
223rd
San Marino rank
222nd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Malta
  • San Marino
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How they compare

San Marino currently reports 1.15 live births per woman against 1.1 live births per woman in Malta, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 223rd and San Marino ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and San Marino in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta San Marino Difference Ahead
1950s 3.97 live births per woman 2.55 live births per woman 1.42 live births per woman Malta
1960s 2.68 live births per woman 2.39 live births per woman 0.2881 live births per woman Malta
1970s 2.1 live births per woman 2.06 live births per woman 0.0401 live births per woman Malta
1980s 1.99 live births per woman 1.24 live births per woman 0.7491 live births per woman Malta
1990s 1.92 live births per woman 1.19 live births per woman 0.7258 live births per woman Malta
2000s 1.44 live births per woman 1.35 live births per woman 0.0905 live births per woman Malta
2010s 1.34 live births per woman 1.25 live births per woman 0.0877 live births per woman Malta
2020s 1.11 live births per woman 1.13 live births per woman 0.0205 live births per woman San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Malta or San Marino?
San Marino, at 1.15 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 Malta and San Marino?
0.05 live births per woman, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and San Marino?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and San Marino rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Malta ranks 223rd and San Marino ranks 222nd 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.