Liberia vs Malawi: Birth rate
Liberia
30.96 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
31.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia rank
28th
Malawi rank
27th
Birth rate over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.42 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Liberia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.04 births per 1,000 people | 51.36 births per 1,000 people | 5.32 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 48.92 births per 1,000 people | 54.16 births per 1,000 people | 5.24 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 48.12 births per 1,000 people | 52.97 births per 1,000 people | 4.85 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 50.52 births per 1,000 people | 3.13 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 45.08 births per 1,000 people | 47.2 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 41.13 births per 1,000 people | 43.59 births per 1,000 people | 2.47 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 35.08 births per 1,000 people | 36.25 births per 1,000 people | 1.17 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31.4 births per 1,000 people | 31.93 births per 1,000 people | 0.5312 births per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Liberia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.96 births per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Liberia and Malawi?
- 0.42 births per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for birth rate?
- Liberia ranks 28th 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.