Guinea vs Malawi: Natural population growth rate

Guinea
2.5%
in 2023
Malawi
2.6%
in 2023
Guinea rank
22nd
Malawi rank
19th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Guinea
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 1.7% 2.0% 0.4% Malawi
1960s 1.8% 2.4% 0.6% Malawi
1970s 2.1% 2.7% 0.6% Malawi
1980s 2.5% 2.8% 0.3% Malawi
1990s 2.7% 2.7% 0.1% Guinea
2000s 2.7% 2.9% 0.2% Malawi
2010s 2.7% 2.8% 0.1% Malawi
2020s 2.5% 2.6% 0.1% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Guinea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Guinea and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Guinea ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.