Malawi vs Pakistan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Malawi
3.59 births per woman
in 2024
Pakistan
3.55 births per woman
in 2024
Malawi rank
41st
Pakistan rank
43rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.59 births per woman against 3.55 births per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 41st and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 births per woman | 6.8 births per woman | 0.3494 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.37 births per woman | 6.8 births per woman | 0.5677 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 6.59 births per woman | 0.6047 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 births per woman | 5.93 births per woman | 0.5091 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 births per woman | 4.78 births per woman | 1.02 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 births per woman | 4.05 births per woman | 0.472 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.73 births per woman | 3.66 births per woman | 0.0654 births per woman | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Malawi, at 3.59 births per woman against 3.55 births per woman in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Pakistan ranks 43rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.