Malawi vs Zambia: Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate

Malawi
-1.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
-1.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi rank
161st
Zambia rank
159th

Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
-4-3-2-101196119922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -1.58 % change on previous year against -1.59 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3611 % change on previous year 0.3674 % change on previous year 0.0062 % change on previous year Zambia
1970s 0.2596 % change on previous year 0.0603 % change on previous year 0.1993 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s -0.9222 % change on previous year -0.8437 % change on previous year 0.0785 % change on previous year Zambia
1990s -1.05 % change on previous year -1 % change on previous year 0.0418 % change on previous year Zambia
2000s -1.15 % change on previous year -0.9467 % change on previous year 0.2036 % change on previous year Zambia
2010s -3.17 % change on previous year -2.08 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year Zambia
2020s -1.9 % change on previous year -1.79 % change on previous year 0.1106 % change on previous year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate, Malawi or Zambia?
Zambia, at -1.58 % change on previous year against -1.59 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate between Malawi and Zambia?
0.01 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate?
Malawi ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 13,726 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Fertility vs contraception. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.