Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Malawi
3.59 births per woman
in 2024
Solomon Islands
3.51 births per woman
in 2024
Malawi rank
41st
Solomon Islands rank
44th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.59 births per woman against 3.51 births per woman in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 births per woman | 7.02 births per woman | 0.1344 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.37 births per woman | 6.95 births per woman | 0.4146 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 0.8195 births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 births per woman | 5.32 births per woman | 1.11 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 births per woman | 4.49 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 births per woman | 4.2 births per woman | 0.3288 births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.73 births per woman | 3.63 births per woman | 0.0986 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 Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at 3.59 births per woman against 3.51 births per woman in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Solomon Islands ranks 44th 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.