Ethiopia vs Malawi: Birth rate
Ethiopia
31.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
31.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
25th
Malawi rank
27th
Birth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 31.9 births per 1,000 people against 31.38 births per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.52 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.36 births per 1,000 people | 51.36 births per 1,000 people | 5 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 48.97 births per 1,000 people | 54.16 births per 1,000 people | 5.19 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 50.49 births per 1,000 people | 52.97 births per 1,000 people | 2.47 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 51.1 births per 1,000 people | 50.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.5835 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 47.2 births per 1,000 people | 1.79 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 42.06 births per 1,000 people | 43.59 births per 1,000 people | 1.54 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 36.25 births per 1,000 people | 2.18 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 32.63 births per 1,000 people | 31.93 births per 1,000 people | 0.6953 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Ethiopia, at 31.9 births per 1,000 people against 31.38 births per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.52 births per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for birth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.